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What Does Nietzsche Mean by "Intoxication?" How Does It Contribute

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What does Nietzsche mean by "intoxication?" How does it contribute to a striving for perfection? How does perfection relate to art for Nietzsche? Think of an example of a work of art that Nietzsche might consider to be "a compulsion to transform into the perfect." Do you see its value in the same way Nietzsche does? Why or why not?


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Natural Selection

The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Genetic Material

Molecules within cells that carry genetic information, primarily DNA or, in some viruses, RNA.

Future Generations

The forthcoming individuals or groups of a species that will exist in the future.

Fitness

Degree of adaptation to an environment, as measured by the individual’s relative genetic contribution to future generations.

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