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Post by garrison on Jun 22, 2024 17:46:32 GMT
After listening to Nietzsche's views on the Superman, my first thought was what was Nietzsche's religion. I've found many regard him as an athiest. This makes sense because his view on a Superman is quite contradictory to a past preceived Superman, a man who went by Jesus Christ. Not to say Nietzsche was wrong. It is just intersting that his view is so different from the widly accepted, humble and compasionate to a fault Superman that many of us would first think of.
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Post by Dr. Nemmers on Jun 23, 2024 18:19:20 GMT
This is a great point, Garrison. Nietzsche did coin the term "God is dead," and in general seems devoted to trying to push ideals beyond what had been established by Christianity/theism, and to some extent the model of Jesus. A lot of his philosophy stems from the crisis brought on by modernity and from the vacuum left by that departure.
And I think you're right to point out that his idea of future/superhumans diverged from what had been thought of as the kind of person who lived during this period. What sort of person would prosper in the new era of humanity?
I think we can tie this to Fred Daniels, somewhat.... it does seem like he starts to become something very different once he heads underground and abandons his faith.
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Post by gillianlaird on Jun 26, 2024 13:37:52 GMT
If we want to get very literal, we can look at the actual comic book character: Superman. I did an essay over the character's origins and the 2013 film Man of Steel last semester, and it was very interesting to see how closely his image relates to Jesus Christ's. Viewed as a savior symbol, much like Christ, Superman was sent to Earth by an all-powerful father with the mission to literally save and protect humanity (not to mention that was is taken in by Jonathan and Martha Kent, which is a couple who cannot have children of their own and very closely model Joseph and Mary). All of this to say, I feel like Superman (and the idea of a superman) does often closely model a perfect, almost inhuman persona for mankind to strive towards. For me, it's up for debate whether society is on the path to accepting the kind of superman characters that Nietzsche promoted: flawed. However, with a new Superman film set to come out next summer, it will be interesting to see if this version strays from the original image of the character. But when thinking about current superman characters that do follow Nietzsche's ideas (and sticking with the superhero theme), I often think of Spider-Man, Loki, and ever Iron Man. I think Nietzsche was onto something, because I find them to be more more interesting.
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Post by Rylee Wenzel on Jun 26, 2024 20:19:45 GMT
Hi Garrison! As we have progressed through this class, I have often found that all of this relies on one's own beliefs. I talked to my mom about this class, for example, and she had very different views on it than I did simply because of what she believes. I see where you are coming from and certainly to some people Jesus Christ would be the ultimate Superman. I think this just depends on your beliefs and how you view things!
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