Nietzsche and Schopenhauer Differed in That

question 45

Multiple Choice

Nietzsche and Schopenhauer differed in that

• A) Schopenhauer was a German nationalist, while Nietzsche was not.
• B) Schopenhauer was a Romantic, while Nietzsche was a Realist.
• C) Schopenhauer believed that the human desire for security trumped the will to power, while Nietzsche believed that the will to power was supreme.
• D) Schopenhauer believed it necessary to repress humans' blind instinctive impulses, while Nietzsche believed that they needed to be given free play.
• E) Schopenhauer believed that the future will be violent and unsettled, while Nietzsche believed that the acquisition of power lead to a profound silence and peace.

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Definitions:

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the process of unconsciously excluding thoughts, feelings, or desires from consciousness, often because they are considered unacceptable.

Conscious Awareness

The state of being mentally alert and having an active awareness of thoughts, feelings, sensations, and surroundings.

Oedipus Complex

An idea in the realm of psychoanalytic theory that denotes an unconscious sexual longing a child feels for their parent of the opposite sex, alongside feelings of jealousy towards their parent of the same sex.

Penis Envy

A term from Freudian psychoanalysis referring to a girl's supposed feelings of envy towards males for having a penis, seen as a critical phase in female psychosexual development.