On the Genealogy of Morals is an 1887 philosophical treatise by Friedrich Nietzsche about the origins of morality. In the first part of the book, Nietzsche describes the difference between a noble, selfish moral spectrum of good versus bad and a spectrum of "slave morality" between good and evil. Nietzsche argues that this latter spectrum developed through Judaism and Christianity and has since battled the former. Later, Nietzsche examines the origins of punishment and its development into guilt, self-abasement and "ascetic ideals" he finds harmful.
The Communist Manifesto is a document which explains the underlying theory and goals of the Communist Movement. An extremely influential political work, this document critiques capitalism, explaining that the struggles between upper and lower economic classes are what cause historical developments like Revolution. Thus, the Manifesto concludes that capitalism is inherently unsustainable, and that a Communist revolution which results in the elimination of class is required to change the status quo.
The Visit is a tragi-comic play by the Friedrich Durrenmatt that deals with the line between revenge and justice and themes of love and spite. Claire Zachanassian returns to the town of Gullen and announces she will give the town a large sum of money if they kill Alfred Ill, a man who jilter her and who has since married the proprietor of the general store. After much debate and anxiety amongst the townspeople, they vote and kill Alfred, receiving Claire's money.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a philosophical text by Friedrich Nietzsche told as a series of parables and declarations by the traveling prophet Zarathustra. The treatise was published in four parts from 1883 to 1885 and concerns Nietzche's concept of the ubermensch, or overman, a superior being that man must become through self-overcoming and by expressing his inner will to power. Like many of Nietzsche's works, Thus Spoke Zarathustra contains harsh critiques of Christian morality, declaring famously that "God is dead."
In The Giver there is an Idealistic Community in which a citizens life is chosen for them Everyone is an active member of the community in which they live They take care of it and it takes care of them The people are nave as to what is around them and look to the Elders for guidance In The Giver the community plays an important role in everyones life with the day to day experiences rules and education In the community of this novel there are many day to day activities in which the people are in
A Clockwork Orange There have been many books published solely on philosophy and many more than that solely written about human nature but very infrequently will a book be published that weaves these fields together as well as A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess In this Book Burgess speculated on the fact the significance of maturing by choice is to gain moral values and freedoms Nietzsche 80 He achieved this task by pushing his angsty teenaged character Alex through situations that challenge