Freud and Nietzsch

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Freud and Nietzsche
Freud and Nietzsche will remain two of the greatest minds in philosophy. Their ideas were grounded on the complexity of humans based on how the society affect one’s conscious and behavior. The theories of Freud and Nietzsche can be correlated to explain human morality and personality (Beardsworth, 113). However, they contrasted on personal perception of thoughts, feelings, memories and wishes of humanity.
Sigmund Freud believed that humans have split personalities guided by private realm, personality, and principles. He also claimed that human’s unconscious mind houses all these distinct personalities and each of them is exhibited on an equal plane based on the context. Nietzsche’s idea explored a raging battle in our subconscious between the artistic Dionysian and intelligent Apollonian parts of our mind (Assoun, 108). Nietzsche asserts the latter exists on a common plane though one may emerge dominant than the other.
There are several similarities between ideas and theories developed by the two philosophers. An unconscious mind identifies humankind that dynasties individuality, character traits, and ego. The principle of psycho-analysis explains how the mind is subdivided into conscious and unconscious states. However, Freud and Nietzsche pointed that the unconscious mind is subject repression through obnoxious feelings and thoughts (Chapman & Miria, 252). The end results are a comfortably emotional person with a disguised way of expressing their sentiments.

Repressed emotions invoke distinctive feelings which invoke liberal sentiments for the case of hostile acts. Dreaming is a complex and symbolic expressions of the unconscious part of humanity (Golomb et.al, 203). Consequently, both philosophers believe that dreaming is correlated with exceptional health benefits. Paranoid thinking ensues when an individual projects their hostile and unconscious feelings onto others. The society has progressively indicted persecutors who tend to express their hostility towards others.
Nietzsche’s philosophy and Freudian psychoanalysis differ significantly in their approach to explaining how our minds are related to our conscious. Friedrich’s Nietzsche compliments the uniqueness of the champions over the contemporary crowd of community members (Faulkner, 98). The majority of the society are always bound by religion, morality and the definitions of what is right and wrong. Nietzsche perceives this as inferiority and therefore feels the society is bestowed too much control over humanity. This can be compared to slave morality, and an individual has the free will to break out of this cocoon. It is the only way to achieve human progression and success. Nietzsche blames the society for corrupting human essence claiming that we were all born good. However, he argues that one has to follow individual will to avoid being corrupted regardless of what the society regards ethically and socially right or wrong. The philosopher considers conscious as an illusion created by the society although one has free will to approve its relinquishment.
Contrary to Nietzsche’s idea, Sigmund Freud claims that unique human qualities are initially bad and the society has mandated the control and suppression of these qualities. Instead, the philosopher believes that humankind should be grateful to the society since it shapes their personality, identity, and ego. Freud asserts that the human unconscious mind is defined by one’s identity and ego which is primitive psyche (Assoun, 33). However, Freud claims that every individual has a domineering destructive force that won’t stop. Freud proposes that humanity ought to be bound by ethical and moral lines to suppress their destructive nature. However, human nature can also be bound by culture since humanity exalts and adhere to the rules they create.
Work Cited
Chapman, A. H., and Mirian Chapman-Santana. “The influence of Nietzsche on Freud’s
ideas.” The British Journal of Psychiatry 166.2 (1995): 251-253.
Faulkner, Joanne. “The body as text in the writings of Nietzsche and Freud.” Minerva-An
Internet Journal of Philosophy 7 (2003): 94-124.
Beardsworth, Richard. “Nietzsche, Freud and the Complexity of the Human: towards a
Philosophy of Digestion.” Tekhnema 3 (1996): 113.
Assoun, Paul-Laurent. Freud and Nietzsche. A&C Black, 2006.
Golomb, Jacob, Weaver Santaniello, and Ronald L. Lehrer, eds. Nietzsche and depth psychology.
SUNY Press, 1999.