Despite having been sick the past week, I managed to meet up with Paul on Friday to finalize my proposal. Here it is, as written on my application:
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Nietzsche holds the idea that historical moral conventions have shaped the individuals human nature and of the of the holding out of the promise of becoming a free spirit by overcoming one's own limitations as a 'herd' being. This thesis will examine the necessary conditions for this transformation from one to the other in oder to elevate oneself to that of a 'free spirit' which is derived from reflectively re-evaluating ones own past experiences in terms of a self-created project.
This will include an analysis of Zarathustra's Ubermench, which involves the idea of self-overcoming through the utilization of your abilities and to obtain mastery over yourself and your personal circumstances. Included will be a discussion of Nietzsche's importance of the artistic life in order to develop your life as a work of art and to come to the realization that every single past action can be an essential contribution to the person you have become and through this personal re-evaluation will re-interpret all experiences to realize a whole life project.
In order to support these claims, this thesis will examine relevant ideas and texts within Nietzsche's books such as Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil and the Genealogy of Morals.
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Honours application is now handed in and signed by Paul. Now has to make the runs through the various people and then I will be finally put into the system. Signing up for units by next week hopefully! Unfortunately I accepted to do two part four units and not the ISC unit. Which means another day at Uni with these awful travel hours... but... I won't let it get me down. Aiming for very high grades in both units! Ah! Starting to feel the nerves...
Uni starts early August. Will enjoy these last few weeks of holidays.
