The Genealogy of Morals · Character
Plato
Ancient philosopher whose idealism is linked to the ascetic priest's worldview.
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First appearance: the genealogy of morals
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Cited as one of the philosophers who held pity in contempt, alongside Spinoza and Kant.
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In Chapter 5: Cited as one of the philosophers who held pity in contempt, alongside Spinoza and Kant. Later, in Third Essay: What Is the Meaning of Ascetic Ideals?: Invoked as an early philosopher whose idealism…
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- Chapter 5
- Third Essay: What Is the Meaning of Ascetic Ideals?
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 18: The Ascetic Priest's War with Pain
- The Guilty Methods of the Ascetic Priest
- The Ascetic Ideal and the Modern Unbelievers
- Chapter 25: Science and the Ascetic Ideal
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