Nietzsche, Psychology and Ethics

Subject Areas : Philosophy

Dr.Tahere  Mesgar Heravi ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2015-01-12 Accepted : 2015-01-12 Published : 2006-06-22

Keywords: Ethics, Psychology, Unconsciousness, Consciousness&#x0D, &#x0D, Transcendental, Freewill, Will to Power, Interpretation, Sublimation,

Abstract :

This Article refers to Nietzsche’s opinions about ethics from hispsychological perspective to show how his thoughts of philosophy areinfluenced from this perspective.Nietzsche’s idea of " The Will to Power”, as a fundamental force indepth of the human's nature, that is hidden from consciousness,determines the human’s will and acts, and also with showing theimportant and influential role of unconsciousness in act of thought andconsciousness he presents a psychological interpretation of the human'sacts, and thereby challenges concept of transcendental ego, free willand finally ethics. In the following, by considering some of mainconcepts of the Nietzsche's standpoint of psychology, his commonideas in this subject with concepts of new psychology and especiallywith Freud's opinion will be discussed.