Master-slave distinction#
Summary#
Nietzsche identifies the master-slave distinction as a fundamental hierarchical concept that modern democratic, socialist, and anarchist movements seek to abolish. These movements, unified by their hostility to any form of society other than the autonomous herd, repudiate the notions of “master” and “servant” entirely, following the socialist formula “ni dieu ni maître” (neither god nor master). For Nietzsche, this rejection represents the triumph of herding-animal morality and its opposition to every special claim, right, and privilege.