Session 5
- Topics: Nietzsche on Ascetic Ideals, “Truth Claims,” Science, the Value in Art, Meaning, and Suffering
- Reading: On the Genealogy of Morals, 148-156, 162-163 -- 3rd Essay: 24-25; 28.
- Why is Nietzsche so critical of ascetic ideals?
- What is Nietzsche’s attitude toward the possibility of making “truth claims?”
- What is Nietzsche’s understanding/criticism of science?
- Why does Nietzsche see value in art?
- What does Nietzsche say about ascetics, meaning, and suffering?