Granted, Nietzsche does say things in section 2 that might suggest that the notion of good did arise by way of contrast, particularly when he speaks of the pathos of distance.
However, context is everything, and here Nietzsche is contrasting his account with those who argue that the concept of good originated with those to whom goodness was shown.
The SparkNotes commentary completely misses this point, and is therefore misleading and incomplete. Nietzsche also remarks on how "dark" and "black" are used as negative terms, presumably because of the dark-haired peoples of Europe who were overrun by blonde, Aryan conquerors.
He notes the association of "good" with "war" and "warlike. This commentary is inaccurate or at least highly misleading in that it uses the contemporary racist sense of Aryan where Nietzsche would have intended the original, linguistic meaning.
As even a superficial but complete reading of Nietzsche will show, Nietzsche did not have the concept of a blond Aryan race of conquerors. The passage that the commentary is referring to is talking about t he Greeks , who were lighter in complexion than the Etruscans of the Italian peninsula, which they colonized.
There are scads more examples like this and even worse. The point is, if you want an accurate interpretation, the web is not necessarily the best place to go. I have noticed the following types of plagiarism from such sources:.
Until now, we have always assumed that the "good man" is better than the "evil man. Close Modal Window. All online comments are reviewed by a member of the editorial staff before being approved. This site is intended to provide information and engage in open and respectful dialogue that is appropriate to the educational environment and fans of all ages.
To ensure that exchanges are informative, respectful and lawful, we will NOT post comments that are off topic, spam, personal attacks, illegal, not factual or not appropriate in any other way. Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.
Verification Field. One day he asked what he was doing wrong, because he felt he was not doing everything he could to make the class blossom.
I was the only one who raised my hand, and I told him that he did not assign enough readings, as he was only assigning 20 pages per week. Even then, students were failing his reading quizzes weekly and you could tell by just looking at him that he was burned out.
Everyone in that class looked at me with devilish eyes, but they were surprised to hear him say that he assigns enough reading as-is. In a previous article I tried to dissect why so many high school and college students despise reading, and I pointed out that Shakespeare and Poe probably scare off reluctant readers. Is it really that difficult to read a few chapters a day? I know a lot of college students have jobs and are taking the maximum amount of credits, but we all knew what we were getting into when we listened to our professors read the syllabus aloud on the first day of classes.
Put aside your personal grievances with reading, and think of it as a way to build your character and intellectual abilities. Most of all, I want students to stop bragging about cheating. When teachers look down on this valuable resource, they fail to realize that good students cannot falsify high scores with SparkNotes—they use it to fill gaps so they can more successfully learn and analyze. I feel that Sparknotes can be a valuable tool if used as a supplement to reading and class instruction.
The same goes for students who simply have great difficulty in reading. I think Sparknotes is also useful as a way to reinforce what a student just read. I think the key here is that Sparknotes is used to reinforce literary concepts, not replace reading the text. Regarding sparknotes, etc. Some of the literature in our curriculum is difficult and if students have evening reading, for example, and they are unsure of something they have read, yet want to be prepared for class discussion the following day, sparknotes can often be helpful.
However, students at Lincoln-Way should understand that their teachers know what sparknotes offers and plan assessments accordingly. It is never a good idea to use sparknotes exclusively as a substitute to reading. There is no substitute for truly experiencing literature, just as there is no substitute for travel.
0コメント