Introduction to Nietzsche

1. Nietzsche may seem as though he makes outlandish claims: all philosophy is autobiographical, relativism in ethics, purpose is a created concept, etc. But is the onus on Nietzsche to defend these concepts or on others who claim that they have objectivity, absolutes in ethics and purpose to existence? Which way does Ockham's razor cut?

2. Nietzsche claims that all philosophy is, in part, autobiographical and incapable of objectivity. What implications does this have for philosophy?

3. Did Nietzsche truly go beyond Schopenhauer's pessimism?

Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra

1. Nietzsche famously states, "God is dead." What does he mean by this?

2. Nietzsche speaks about destroying "tables of values" and then creating them anew for oneself. How can one create new values without recreating, and thereby borrowing, old values? 

3. Is it possible for people to live without some concept of God?