ISSN 1733-5566 POLSKI    ENGLISH   

An Online Philosophy Service

at the Institute of Philosophy    of the Jagiellonian University

|  Forum |  Literature |  Links |  News
 
All papers
Papers in Polish
Papers in English
Papers in German
back
 

Issue 30 (December 2011)


Dr House - a Nietzschean model of the aesthetization of morality (in Polish)

about author

Zbigniew Sareło, prof.
Pomeranian Academy
Department of Philosophy
ul. Arciszewskiego 22a
Pl-76-200 SÅ‚upsk
e-mail: sarelo@apsl.edu.pl
text (PDF)

abstract

Zbigniew Sareło, Dr House - a Nietzschean model of the aesthetization of morality (in Polish), Diametros 30 (December 2011)

The crucial problem in Dr. House films is the moral attitude of the main character. In this article we show that the morality of Dr. House is directly connected with the Nietzschean model of the aesthetization of morality, which implies that the criterion of the ethical value of human acts is man’s freedom and his or her autonomy in creating life as if it were a work of art. Dr. House, like the Nietzschean superman, does not respect social and ethical norms and rules. He is simply free of them. The main motive of his acts is his own, personal conviction that something is morally right or wrong. This conviction is based on the ability to think creatively.

Keywords: aesthetization of morality, moral autonomy, ethical consequentialism, Nietzsche, television series: Dr. House.
 
webmaster © jotka