Nietzsche – Networkmensch
Dank zij de mooie uitvinding van de Creative Commons kunnen we hier zomaar een stukje plaatsen van Daphne Ben Shachar. Haar bijdrage over Nietzsche in relatie tot de moderne online tijd is er een in een hele reeks. Deze reeks is een werkopdracht van de studenten van de UvA en startte hier. Er zitten een aantal fraaie connecties tussen dhr Nietzsche en de moderne tijd. Onderaan de oorspronkelijk publicatie ziet u de reeks tot nu toe.
“Networkmensch”?
The concept of “the overman” (Ubermensch) is one of the most significant ideas in the thinking of Friedrich Nietzsche. He plead for more individualism in stead of being “one of the crowd”.
Nowadays society is a so called “individualistic society”, everything moves around the individual itself. But is it still? Besides the individualistic appearance lies the upcoming network society. Is it still so individualistic as they say? Social networks are more popular then ever, and can social networks be seen as something individualistic or is it more a dualism? One man isn’t a network right, individuals should cooperate together in order to get a network started.
The Ubermensch thought of by Nietszche is totally independent and makes his own decisions on what’s good or not; he doesn’t allow religion or society to determine it for him. Nietszche thought of the Ubermensch as a creation of his own world, the idea of “will to power”.
In todays society everything seems “choosable” but isn’t it really all about suiting the protocols? Protocols of society, internet and/or religion. Or speaking in terms of Michel Foucault, confirm ourselves to “normal” human behaviour?
