A short while ago, I submitted my thesis proposal to Paul. Having spent the past few days researching heavily into what I could do, I have chosen to study Nietzsche, for I developed a admiration for him for both his ideas and the life he lived.
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Thesis Proposal
Nietzsche's concept of the individual and self-becoming.
- An exploration into Nietzsche's idea of the individual and the paths by which to define oneself.
- How moral teachings helped shape us (herd morality) The notion of a higher being, to distinguish yourself from the herd, (social conditioning and standards form our disposition towards such a herd animal, and this provides the foundation for us to emerge from that into a higher being).
- An analysis of Zarathustra's Ubermensch. To utilize your abilities and to obtain mastery over yourself and your circumstances. To develop your potential and to reach the threshold of self-overcoming.
- Discussion of Nietzsche's importance of the artistic life, to develop your life as a work of art. To live independently of general customs or norms.
- Nietzsche's soul hypothesis, his rejection of the idea of a metaphysical being.
- To realise that every single action is equally essential and a contribution to the person you have become, how we should integrate and interpret your experiences into a whole.
- How the idea of eternal recurrence is a guide and motivation to shape your life to the best it could be so you would be able to accept this notion of reliving the same life.
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I am awaiting his reply and any suggestions. For an ISC I proposed I do a study on Leibniz - his denial of the mind-body distinction and his theory of pre-established harmony.
Before I start rambling on and getting too excited, I will eagerly be checking my inbox for his reply!
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