Who is Nietzsche?
What year was Nietzsche born in?
1844
How old was he when he published this book?
27
Life is described as what 2 things ?
painful and chaotic
Nietzsche believed Christianity encouraged what over strengthen?
obedience
Where was Nietzsche born?
Rocken, Prussian (Germany)
What was the main topic of the book?
How humans deal with suffering
What are the 2 forces Nietzsche introduced?
Apollonian and Dionysian
What did Christianity promote instead of self creation?
humility
What did his father do?
Lutheran pastor
It gave suffering meaning
What does Apollonian represent?
Order, logic, and structure?
What did he call the system Christianity created ?
Save morality
What did Nietzsche study in school?
What did art allow humans to do?
endure reality without illusion
What does Dionysian represent?
chaos, emotion, and instinct
What did "God is dead" actually mean?
society is losing religion without replacing it
What happened when he was four that shaped him?
His father passed away
Why did Nietzsche think greeks were stronger?
they faced suffering directly
What is nihilism?
The belief that life has no meaning or purpose
What did he believe Christianity did with pain?
framed it as meaningful or noble