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Kant

Philosopher whose categorical imperative is criticized as a remnant of ascetic morality.

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First appearance: the genealogy of morals

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Referenced indirectly through Nietzsche's contrast of his own 'categorical imperative' with Kant's, highlighting his opposition to Kantian morality.
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With Schopenhauer (rivalry): Schopenhauer built upon and fiercely criticized Kant's transcendental idealism, rejecting his categorical imperative as a disguised Christian morality. With the Germans (psychological):…

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SCSchopenhauerTGthe GermansPLPlatoSPSpinozaHEHeracleitusKAKant

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  • Moral and cultural archetypes
  • German intellectual decadence

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