Nietzsche's opinion on beggars and retards

Anybody know what he thought of those? I tried to search in the only book I have, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but was unsuccessful. Thank you.

I’ve read almost everyone of Nietzsche’s works, but I can’t say for certain what he thought of such individuals.

You might find what you are looking for in Beyond Good and Evil, or Possibly even in Geneology of Morals–Maube neither, I can’t remember which book it was in.

If you want to get a quick answer, check out the “What is Religious” and/or “Morals” sections of Beyond Good & Evil.:wink:

Hope that helps–and, Welcome to ILP!:wink:

i’d personally guess that he didn’t like beggars and he although i doubt he’d be too critical of retarded people (Nietzsche suffered from a disabilitating illness for a considerable portion of his life), he’d probably not be too fond of them for their effects on the family (i.e. their dependency on the family/others) so he might have seen as a bit of a burden/weakening of some people. i’m personally unsure if he thought anything more extreme then that, but i’m not certain.

that’s what i’d guess (BGE is a fantastic book by the way)

where’s breeding and eugenics mentioned in Nietzsche’s work?

true but i think from a physical point of view it’s not really mentioned in relation to the Ubermensch, it think it’s more of an evolution of the mind, spirit etc (geist i think it is) then changing the physical aspects of people who could still stay idiots