Moral naivete#
Summary#
Moral naivete refers to the innocent belief in “immediate certainties” - the uncritical assumption that consciousness can provide honest, direct answers about reality. Nietzsche sees this as a touching but ultimately foolish prejudice among philosophers, who should instead embrace distrustfulness and suspicion. The philosopher must move beyond being “merely moral” and recognize that the conviction that truth is worth more than semblance is itself an unproven moral assumption.