Reverting to Knightly Values: The Ubermensch Approach

Is It True: An idea that is central to the text is that man should revery back to the knightly value system. In short, man should be more like an Ubermensch. This is because the knightly-aristocratic value judgments presuppose a powerful physicality, a flourishing health and those that preserve it through vigorous, free, joyful activity. On the other hand, the priestly value judgments are based on impotence and have a spiritual and poisonous kind of hatred. An example of choosing a more knightly behavior is demonstrated in my figure skating. There is a certain joy in working hard and sweating from putting myself out there in terms of jumping. Any sort of vigorous activity seems to appeal to me. In the moment there is often times a

I still believe that there should be a cutoff point to where one takes what one wants. I don’t want to work, but I have to if I want to buy things such as various metal model planes for my brother who pesters me on a daily basis… Additionally, I still believe in acting confidently in certain areas, but not to the extent Nietzsche seems to argue for. Nietzsche’s truth about acting like an ubermensch definitely clashes with my long standing personal truth of acting in humility, even if I’m “pretty good” in an area. I define humility as putting acknowledging others and not valuing my opinions to an immovable point. Acting in humility has been something I’ve been trying to practice for many years now and has payed off more times than not. While the pay offs have often times not been immediate, they are still there. They are mostly found in the personal connections I have built with friends, teachers, and coaches. Nietzsche’s advocation of the knightly caste definitely clashes with my personal truth of acting humble. This clash is interesting to think of and I’ll definitely need more time to test out Nietzsche’s ubermensch idea but currently Nietzsche hasn’t really affected my longstanding and time tested idea of acting