English utilitarians#
Summary#
Nietzsche characterizes the English utilitarians as ponderous, mediocre thinkers who stalk respectably in the footsteps of Bentham and Helvetius, producing tedious moral philosophy devoid of new thought or finer expression. He accuses them of moral tartuffism, concealing the old English vice of cant under the guise of scientific spirit, while secretly striving to have English morality recognized as authoritative for all mankind. They remain fundamentally unaware that the requirement of one morality for all is a detriment to higher men and that there exists a distinction of rank between man and man.