Ressentiment drives slave morality from "summary" of The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche,Horace Barnett Samuel
The concept of slave morality is driven by ressentiment, a deep-seated feeling of resentment and envy towards those who possess power and privilege. Ressentiment arises from a sense of inferiority and powerlessness, leading individuals to turn their weaknesses into virtues. In the context of slave morality, ressentiment fuels a desire to undermine the values of the powerful by redefining morality in terms of meekness, humility, and self-denial. Slave morality emerges as a response to the dominance of the master morality, which values strength, power, and assertiveness. Those who are unable to compete on the same terms as the masters adopt a different set of values that emphasize submission and obedience. By portraying qualities such as meekness and humility as moral virtues, the slaves seek to invert the hierarchy of values and assert...
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