According to Nietzsche in The Genealogy of Morals, promises are discharging the will that
nothing in time or space will stop a person from doing the duty. When people
make promises then they are pretty much saying no matter what happens they will
do whatever to make the promise happen. For example, if I promise my friend
that we will have a movie night at my house but a tornado comes and destroys my
house to where we cannot have the movie night then I am still breaking a
promise. Even though I could not predict that the tornado was going to come, I
still said no matter what we will have it. However, if I text my friend and
said that we could not have it because I have to go eat dinner with my family
then that is truly breaking a promise. I agree with Nietzsche because I have
the freedom to choose to have the movie night but decided not to. That is
testing my will as a slave, which shows that I am weak because I did not go
through with the promise I made. On the other hand, I do not agree with Nietzsche
in that I broke the promise to my friend because the tornado hit my house
because I had no control over that. I do not think that people make promises
meaning that nothing in time or space with stop them from doing but nothing in
their control with stop them from doing it. I feel that breaking a promise due
to a person choosing not to do it shows that a person is very weak not only because
they did not do what they said but that it made their friend make a moral judgment
on them. Therefore, that action will be held against them and could possible
cause bad consequences. For example, in the future that friend may not trust
you when you make other promises. Promises are to be held in the case that
nothing in somebody’s control will stop them.
Eh, well In some ways I agree with you but the being weak part because is not always true. No if you made a promo to someone and just didn't go through with I most definitely feel that shows a sign of weakness. On the other hand if something happens that is out of your hands that you didn't plan to happen I feel that that wouldn't be a sign of weakness. Things happen you know
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