Nietzsche Vs Kant

Through the course of history logic, reason and rules have changed drastically as well as what does it mean to be human. This question has stumped philosophers for centuries, great minds like Rousseau, Nietzsche, Kant, Hobbes, St. Augustine, and Sartre. Each philosopher has struggled with the true meaning of what it means to be human. They study the human since its birth all the way to its last days, the only they these philosophers notice with humans is maturity as they age. Maturity is what allows us to become people with character. As these philosophers notice the concept of maturity, their ideas start to splitter off here is where the issue takes place. The issue that rises is how should one live. History has shown us that beliefs influence

Kant was primarily focused on being rational. Kant understood humanity’s goal to be enlightened. Nietzsche is more about the effect of Kant’s teachings. Nietzsche thinks that the age of the enlightenment left the future people incapable of living life.to be human according to Nietzsche is not a fixed being but one to becoming. The human being is a movement to something great or a failure Values and standards are what we use to measure progress or digression doesn’t cut it for Nietzsche. He wants to measure human existence on the aesthetic values. For Nietzsche living a unique life or a life that is creative nature is what it is to be a human being. Nietzsche rejects Kant’s ideas because Kant focuses on overemphasizing on being rational, which has led the human to being boring and uninteresting. Nietzsche encourages us accept the challenges that life presents to us; the struggles mold us into someone different. Nietzsche rejects the ideas of values because the values are instilled in us from day one. Nietzsche believes the human values are flawed because everyone looks for some value. For Nietzsche neither values whether good or bad are positive. He believes the values of good and bad are flawed because what is the criterion of what makes something good or bad. These values put false ideas and expectations that stop the person for achieving beauty or great heights of creativity. To Nietzsche values are created when we try to

Their ideas differed in many ways, but when boiled down it has the same message. Both wanted people to be individuals and life a good life. To be human being we must be willing to accept out own mistakes and break free from the chains of institutions and to rid ourselves of preconceived notions about humans. The ultimate failure in being a human is not living life; both Nietzsche and Kant say that we should live good lives. Kant advocated for us to further our knowledge for us to dare to know. Nietzsche wanted the people to live a beautiful life that is full of creative nature and unique. The standards that Nietzsche speaks us aren’t necessarily bad, but they stop us from being human because they are not our ideas but ideas that have been passed on for years by society. Kant wanted us to push our limits of knowledge because it is our goal to be