Mans Identity According to Nietszche in Comparison to...

Mans Identity According to Nietszche in Comparison to Marxs and Societys Definition Friedrich Nietzsche wrote The Anti-Christ as a response to his own outrage concerning mans Christian-influenced values on life. Nietzsche saw Christianity as the leading cause of the problems with mankind. All the teachings of Christianity were contrary to the ways in which Nietzsche felt man should act and behave. His focus in The Anti-Christ is on this fact that Christianity is the root of all that is wrong with the world. His perspective on what defines an individual, particularly an ideal individual, differs greatly from that of Christian societys definition. Also, in contrast, Nietzsches idea of what makes up a mans identity disagrees†¦show more content†¦This society gives each person the same definition of right and wrong, with the expectation that every individual will comply. Members of society are expected to fit into the mold and act accordingly. When a persons actions go against societys norms, the person is punished and looked down upon by the society. S uch tools as the conscience and guilt are used by Christian society to force people into following its values and rules. Those at the head of Christian society, particularly Paul, who developed and created their own definitions of good and evil in the beginning expect other individuals in the future to follow a code of morals that is not personalized. Therefore these members of society have difficulty following along with the majoritys morals and are then made to feel guilty and evil for having different ideas of what morality is. In society, particularly Christian society, the idea of an individual is nonexistent to Nietzsche. Each person is not allowed his own idea of right and wrong and is expected to follow certain truths that he himself did not discover, but only accepted as being the truth. Nietzsche saw truth as an individual discovery or belief that a person must find alone. This internal truth can only be found if one throws away all prior preconceived notions about mo rality. By realizing that man is of this world and a part of nature, a person can focus on this life. Since Christianitys teachings focus heavily on the