Humanism is a philosophical position which centers the human person and their potential and is closely connected with the Enlightenment. While Nietzsche would not disagree with this aspect of humanism, he is more strongly opposed to humanism’s tendency to separate humans from nature and its religious veneration of science and reason.
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Humanism Term Timeline in Beyond Good and Evil
The timeline below shows where the term Humanism appears in Beyond Good and Evil. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
8. Peoples and Fatherlands
Taking the ideals of “civilization” and “progress”—humanism—as synonymous with the democratic movement in Europe, Nietzsche argues that Europe has become more homogenous....
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