Aristocratic society#
Summary#
Aristocratic society is presented as the essential precondition for every elevation of the human type. It operates through a belief in gradations of rank and differences of worth among human beings, requiring some form of slavery. From this hierarchical structure emerges the “pathos of distance” that enables the ruling caste’s constant practice of commanding and keeping subordinates at a distance, which in turn cultivates a parallel striving for distance and elevation within the soul itself.