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The Jews

A people discussed in terms of history, psychology, and European culture.

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Also known as Jews, the Jews

First appearance: i prejudices of philosophers

The Jews shows up with force in The Old Testament and the Scale of Man. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Their Old Testament is presented as a work of divine justice and immense scale, a 'touchstone' for greatness that dwarfs European and modern sensibilities.

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The Old Testament and the Scale of Man
Their Old Testament is presented as a work of divine justice and immense scale, a 'touchstone' for greatness that dwarfs European and modern sensibilities.
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Addressed as the audience of Jesus's declaration, representing those bound by the 'law' he rejects.
V: The Natural History of Morals
Identified as the originators of the slave-insurrection in morals through an inversion of valuations, fusing 'rich,' 'godless,' and 'wicked' as reproaches.
The Jewish Inversion of Morals
Identified as the people who performed the 'miracle of the inversion of valuations,' initiating the slave-insurrection in morals by redefining terms like 'rich' as 'godless' and 'wicked.'
VIII: Peoples and Countries
Praised as the strongest, toughest, and purest race in Europe, possessing a resolute faith and strategic patience. Seen as a key future factor for Europe, though they seek assimilation, not supremacy.
Two Kinds of Geniuses
Identified as a nation of the generative, fructifying genius type, a cause of new modes of life.
What Europe Owes to the Jews
Credited with giving Europe a 'grand style in morality,' characterized by infinite demands, majesty, and moral questionableness, which colors the European cultural sky.
The European Problem and the Jewish Question
Praised as 'the strongest, toughest, and purest race' in Europe, possessing virtues like patience and a resolute faith. They are seen as a key, reliable factor for Europe's future, seeking assimilation rather than domination.

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