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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Nietzsche investigates the origins, motives and effects of moral valuations. His genealogy invites scrutiny without making an accusation of resentment a refutation of every criticism.
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Guided course · Module 10 · Lesson 60
Becoming an individual: two challenges to inherited values
Kierkegaard’s pseudonym Johannes de Silentio confronts a faith he cannot explain away, and Nietzsche asks how moral judgments acquired their authority. The lesson preserves their differences over what commitment demands.