Nietzche's critique of modern representative democracy

Nietzsche`s Critique of Modern Representative Democracy
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Nietzsche Critique of Modern Representative Democracy
The book Existentialist Philosophy: An Introduction (second Edition), was written in 1996 by Oaklander, L. N. and offers an excellent introduction to existentialist theory. In book, the author discusses views held by several philosophers around the world. This is despite the fact that he gives little credit to Camus even though he had a lot to offer in existentialist theory. He candidly discusses the thoughts of all philosophers that he features in the book by explaining their views to the reader in order to ensure that their statuses are noticed by the reader. Among the authors that he covers are Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, de Beauvoir, but he omits Jaspers, Tilich, Buber, and Dostoevsky among others. Although these philosophers hold different views, it is of paramount importance to note that they have similarities in what they believe in. Existentialism is considered as a philosophical movement that dominated the 19th and 20th centuries. It is worth noting that existentialists do not have a major difference between their philosophy and their lives. Oaklander ensures that he offers a great introduction into any volume that he discusses in the book.
Human beings realize that they do not have reason why they are in the world because they believe that they abandoned or thrown in the world. This implies that there is no justification to ones existence. In addition, life seems to have no predetermined direction or fixed human nature, which means that life, does not have an essence. Majority of existentialists believe that God does not exist and even if He does, it makes little difference in one`s life. Moreover, there is no meaning or purpose to life and people are alienated in their lives in one way or the other. People are alienated from the body, intuitions and emotions, the spirit and life. The relationship between leaders and the electorate is very important because it ensures that a given government is successful. Existentialists believe that the freedom that is expressed by the people places them in a better position to elect responsible leaders who would champion for their rights. This is because leadership does not come from God but the people have the right to make informed choices. Freedom is very important in the lives of the people and they should never feel like prisoners. This is despite the fact that most individuals find it hard to get free from their thoughts. This is very troubling to the individual because others are unable to sort the difficulties that each person faces.
Human beings objectify others as well as others objectifying them. In addition, skeptical doubts exist on the reality of other people. It is worth noting that people are ever alienated from the world in the sense that they do not feel at home to their surroundings. Oaklander (1996) notes "it is more likely however, that without some guidance in explicating what they are getting at, their ideas would probably go over the heads of most persons without a background in the field (1). This implies that people have different opinions on their lives and this is the reason why every person is different. People understand that they have qualities that are possessed by others. According to Oaklander (1996), "virtually all the qualities I posses are possessed by others. Thus, there is a sense in which I can communicate what I am to another. Yet the existentiality relevant aspect of my being has to do with what is unique about me (7). This means that every person is unique and people should never be treated as equals. According to Oaklander (1996) "Since all thoughts and language involves general notions, we cannot come to understand the subjec...