Is there a relation between art and ethics being expressed in this passage? If so, what is it, and, what kind of "ethics" does it present? What can you derive from how Nietzsche might conceive of "ethics" based on what he says about art and the artist? Do you agree with his conception of ethics? Why or why not?

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The Answer is Nietzsche does imply an ethics in his discussion on art. Art helps us achieve perfection. So one might say that Nietzsche implies that art makes the world better. He thinks that humans have an insatiable will to life which art helps us achieve. It gives rise to intoxication, to overflowing with an all-encompassing emotion. It eliminates all that is weak and pitiful.
If one were to disagree with Nietzsche's conception of ethics, it could be done on the grounds that the intoxicated state diminishes us by taking away our rationality. Or one might argue that a Christian conception of pity makes for a better world, and intoxication takes us away from that.

Is There a Relation Between Art and Ethics Being Expressed