Master and Slave Morality

From Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche distinguishes two fundamental types of morality: the noble/master morality which creates values out of self-affirmation, and the slave/herd morality born of ressentiment.
Part 9, Section 260

Locus classicus of the master/slave morality distinction; noble creates values, slave reacts.

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Part 5, Section 199

Herd instinct in modern Europe; morality of timidity disguising itself as morality itself.

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Part 5, Section 202

Morality in Europe today is herd-animal morality, one possible morality presenting itself as the only one.

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Part 7, Section 228

Critique of utilitarian English moralists as embodying herd morality.

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