Instead, the master judges actions according to strength. A master is a creator of morality, strong enough to transcend ideas of good versus evil. It’s a morality that seeks action and is not afraid to forge ahead and determine itself. Master morality is an actionary type of morality. In On the Genealogy of Morality, Nietzsche argued that there are two types of morality: master morality and slave morality. Going beyond good and evil means we are in territory not covered by traditional morality. If we are to see the truth, we need to go beyond good and evil. Reality is brutal enough, so we supplement it with an invented, ideal world of fairness, justice, and beauty. Therefore, to speak of good and evil is to speak of human illusions, of false concepts according to which we find it necessary to live. Nothing in nature has intrinsic value, or value for its own sake. “God is dead, and we have killed him.” Along with God died our immutable, perfect source of morality.
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