Opening his analysis, Armstrong chronicles the history of Master and Slave Morality and informs the readers about Friedrich Nietzsche and his motivation for exploring the difference between these moralities. Armstrong reveals that Nietzsche, a philologist, values Master Morality over Slave Morality since it leads to the “peak of Western civilization” (1). Yet, many religions value Slave Morality instead. Consequently, Master Morality vanishes as Slave Morality spreads and dominates Rome. This issue concerns Nietzsche, causing him to dedicate in studying about Master and Slave Morality. This background information then helps the readers to understand Nietzsche’s motivation and possibly understand his argument. Comparing and defining Master and Slave Morality, Armstrong explicitly shows Nietzsche's position on these two moralities. Master Morality values strength and “the will to …show more content…
The majority of people are inferior, and they want to restrain superior people and their will to lead. Therefore, inferior people promote “silly ideas like equality, and urge ‘virtues’ like humanity and pity” (5). However, there is no true “equality” because some are naturally superior to others. “Equality” makes the strong become as weak as the inferior ones, therefore, limit the growth of superior