Concluding Remarks
摘要
After presenting Nietzsche’s ethical theory and critique of morality, the concluding chapter addresses whether Nietzsche offers any rules or goals to guide human action and whether he provides criteria for judging the correctness of actions. The chapter emphasizes that Nietzsche regarded questions about the nature of human beings as more fundamental than questions about actions. Within this framework, the affirmation of life functions not as a criterion for the correctness of actions but as a measure of life’s success. Accordingly, the affirmation of life serves as the primary standard for evaluating values, since values both emerge from the conditions of life and, in turn, shape those conditions. The chapter concludes that Nietzsche’s philosophy does not prescribe particular forms of conduct; rather, it invites individuals to explore and choose the forms of life and systems of value that best correspond to their own potential for flourishing.