User:MTSpencer79/Übermensch

Article Revisions
Changes to section "Death of God and the creation of new values":

Added this sentence which adds to the article by clarifying context on the section: Nietzsche refers to this crucial paradigm shift as a reevaluation of values.

Clarified the definition of the Übermensch in order to conclude the section. Nietzsche's concept of the Übermensch is perfect, because they have overcome all human obstacles.

Other planned edits:

The Übermensch manifests the human ideal.

The dogma of Catholicism had become outdated and left the void of nihilism.

The Ubermensch fills this void by giving humanity a new ideal to strive for.

The Übermensch rejects asceticism and instead lives their life to the fullest by sucking the marrow out of life.

I added 3 sources to the section: "Death of God and the creation of new values". Originally, this section had no sources. I removed the template on the page that said there were no sources in the section. My contributions to this section were aimed at adding clarity and context to Nietzsche's concept of the Übermensch. I believe my contributions will help the flow, structure, and credibility of the article.

Proposed Revisions
The last sentence of the second to last paragraph reads "Through realizing this new set of values, the Übermensch is perfect because they have mastered all human obstacles." Then the very next sentence, the one you propose to add, says "Nietzsche's concept of the Übermensch is perfect, because they have overcome all human obstacles." If you want to keep something like this, you should probably at least change the wording; right now it's just too similar to what's already there.

- I agree that I should change the wording to be less redundant here. I will change human obstacles to challenges in order to not re-use the same term twice.

"The dogma of Catholicism had become outdated and left the void of nihilism." This is kind of already talked about, not once, but twice.

Even if you do want to retain your addition, I would recommend changing "dogma of Catholicism" to "dogma of Christianity." Especially considering Nietzsche lived in the primarily Protestant region of Germany, his target was Christianity in general, not just Catholicism.

- I agree with this edit. Nietzsche did live among Protestants so it would be more appropriate to refer to Christianity as a whole rather than just Catholicism here.

"The Übermensch rejects asceticism and instead lives their life to the fullest by sucking the marrow out of life." I understand what you mean by this, but a lot of other people may not catch on to this metaphorical language. Thus, it probably isn't appropriate for Wikipedia and could be restated in clearer terms. In general, I think a lot of your proposed additions could be fit into the already existing paragraphs. Alternatively, if you're going to keep that last paragraph, I would avoid just regurgitating things that have been said already, which is what I think you've sort of done.

- I will reword this sentence to retain my intended meaning but I will remove the metaphor since the language may not be suitable for Wikipedia.

Thank you for taking the time to review my article!! I appreciate your valuable suggestions and proposed revisions.

Death of God and the creation of new values
Zarathustra ties the Übermensch to the death of God. While the concept of God was the ultimate expression of other-worldly values and their underlying instincts, belief in God nevertheless did give meaning to life for a time. "God is dead" means that the idea of God can no longer provide values. Nietzsche refers to this crucial paradigm shift as a reevaluation of values. With the sole source of values exhausted, the danger of nihilism looms.

Zarathustra presents the Übermensch as the creator of new values to banish nihilism. If the Übermensch acts to create new values within the moral vacuum of nihilism, there is nothing that this creative act would not justify. Alternatively, in the absence of this creation, there are no grounds upon which to criticize or justify any action, including the particular values created and the means by which they are promulgated.

In order to avoid a relapse into Platonic idealism or asceticism, the creation of these new values cannot be motivated by the same instincts that gave birth to those tables of values. Instead, they must be motivated by a love of this world and of life. Whereas Nietzsche diagnosed the Christian value system as a reaction against life and hence destructive in a sense, the new values which the Übermensch will be responsible for will be life-affirming and creative (see Nietzschean affirmation). Through realizing this new set of values, the Übermensch is perfect because they have mastered all human obstacles.

Nietzsche's concept of the Übermensch is perfect, because they have overcome all human obstacles. The Übermensch manifests the human ideal. The dogma of Catholicism had become outdated and left the void of nihilism. The Ubermensch fills this void by giving humanity a new ideal to strive for. The Übermensch rejects asceticism and instead lives their life to the fullest by sucking the marrow out of life.