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This 4 page paper examines the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and John Stuart Mill. Ideas focusing on freedom and government are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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In looking at society, one might venture to guess that mans purpose or importance goes to beauty and sex, but one would be mistaken. Of course, the idea that an
obsession with such things is negative is generally accepted, but in examining the ideas of several philosophers, one may glean that some do support a hedonistic lifestyle. Also, other questions
that loom, that are part of the big question paradigm, goes to freedom and how man should be governed. To examine some of these issues, the thoughts of Nietzsche and
Mill will be discussed. Nietzsches ideas go to the fact that life is "good for nothing" (1080). He clearly also points out that the value of life can never
be assessed anyway, at least not in the scope of ones lifetime (1080). Man is simply incapable of doing so. Nietzsche does claim that religion and its conclusions are errors
in judgment (1090). Thus, one is left with a puzzle which is that if life is meaningless, what should man do? If one does not have to obey commandments, and
if one can just do as they like, why not indulge in pleasure? Some suggest that people in fact should become hedonists. And Nietzsche might agree. After all, if morality
is a fluke, then everything is okay. Of course, in other writings, Nietzsche did not completely reject the idea of morality. For that, he has the overman model, which
is sort of a superman. While Nietzsches superman concept pertains to his beliefs regarding religion--or rather, the lack of a belief in religion-- one can see that he saw the
necessity of man to rise above himself. While it is debatable as to whether or not such experiences are achieved on a regular basis, or whether or not the world
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