Nietzsche Quiz 3 .
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10 points 1.- What does Nietzsche mean by “the Death of God”?” What is it
more thoroughly the death of? Also, in what crucial ways does he
see it as a negative and as a positive thing? Be sure to bring in the topics of the Last Man and the Ubermensch in relation to these positives and negatives. (4 pts) 2.- In what way does Nietzsche say that science and technology cannot replace God? Select one. (1 pt) a. Science can only say HOW to do something, not WHY b. Science works on theory, but God works on faith c. Science can only really work, he thinks, if God is real
d. Science and God are incompatible with one another 3.- Which of the following are characteristics of the Last Man, as Nietzsche says? Select all that apply. (1 pt) a.
Pursuit of fleeting pleasures without confronting the need to
live up to the realization that the absolutes were never actually absolute. b. Overcomes the death of God and affirmatively embraces being a creative being no longer bound to idolatrous thoughts of the absolute. c.
Consoles himself through pop culture fluff and nonsense d. Returns to Graeco-Roman understanding of culture and morality. 4.- And what about what Nietzsche calls the Übermensch? Select
all that apply. (1 pt) a.
Reclaims power from the old absolutes
b. Is willing to stand on his own legs as creator of values c.
Creates new absolutes that are superior to the old ones in that they have the benefit of history behind them. 5.- What are some of the differences between Nietzsche and Plato that we saw? Select all that apply. (2 pts) a.
Timelessness vs. temporal change of what counts as truth b. Mind vs. body division as a necessary dichotomy for truth c.
Living for the sake of fleeting pleasures vs. for the sake of other things d. Knowledge of absolutes vs. the will-to-power’s relativization
of absolutes 6.- What are some of the similarities between Nietzsche and Plato that we saw? Select all that apply. (1 pt) a.
Avoidance of living solely for fleeting pleasures b. The reality of the soul apart from the body c.
Breaking free of unquestioned assumptions and habits d. The eventual complexities introduced by Eros.
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