Consideration Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
“Judgments, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be true: they possess value only as symptoms, they come into consideration only as symptoms - in themselves such judgments are stupidities.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche, 1886
Moral judgments are merely symptoms of deeper values; they are not ultimate truths but reflections of our underlying drives.
In simple terms: Judgments are symptoms, not truths.
Key Takeaway
Question the basis of your values.
Themes
ethics
philosophy
subjectivity
value theory
critical thinking
Mood
critical
inquisitive
Type
philosophical
analytical
When to use this quote
- Moral debates
- personal reflection
- educational curricula
Key Concepts
Nietzschean philosophy
epistemology
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you identify the underlying values behind your judgments?
A Different Perspective
Can we ever escape bias in judgment?
![“One thing only do I know for certain and that is that man's judgments of value follow directly his wishes for happiness-that, accordingly, they are an attempt to support his illusions with arguments. [p.111]” quote by Sigmund Freud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5ac/sigmund-freud-360_argument_one-thing-only-do-i-know-for-certain-and_3008710.jpg)
