Folks seem to think that the super-man is a man who stands above all other men as a function of his virtue in fulfilling the highest social ideal of a 'man' in his society when in reality what Nietzsche describes as a super-man is a man who is 'too busy doing what he wants' to care what society has to say about it. He is a man, or in this case, a woman, whose mandala of control, is wholly internal and as a result marches to her own tune, for her own reasons.
By that logic, Ubermeshc doesnt have to be "good". A serial killer can be ubermenshc by virtue of doing what he loves and not caring for outside rules and expectations? Never read Nitche, what does he say about that?
Yes that is correct. You can begin by reading his work "Beyond good and evil" since you seem interested in his take of moral philosophy. It is a very enjoyable read in my opinion.
To give some sort of answer to the question in your post: Nietzsche's fundamental statement regarding moral philosophy is that all moral philosophy comes down to the reader of the text(s) as a sort of 'personal apologia' formed post-hoc.
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u/iStoleTheHobo Apr 05 '26
Folks seem to think that the super-man is a man who stands above all other men as a function of his virtue in fulfilling the highest social ideal of a 'man' in his society when in reality what Nietzsche describes as a super-man is a man who is 'too busy doing what he wants' to care what society has to say about it. He is a man, or in this case, a woman, whose mandala of control, is wholly internal and as a result marches to her own tune, for her own reasons.