Abstract
This article investigates the disagreement between Nietzsche and Paul Rée on the existence or not of altruistic drives in humans. Paul Rée, in The Origin of the Moral Feelings (Der Ursprung der moralischen Empfindugen), posits the existence of both egoistic and altruistic drives in human beings. From Darwin's theory of evolution, he develops an evolutionistic moral psychology, emphasizing the naturalistic character of altruistic attitudes. Nietzsche's critiques on the altruistic mode of valuing since Human, All Too Human will be analyzed, having in mind his discussion with Paul Rée on the status of habit, costumes and motives of action. The new way of considering pleasure, mainly in the intensification of the feeling of power, marks a new orientation on the origin and development of moral feelings, in which egoism has a central place.
KeyWords
drives; egoism; altruism; pleasure; feelings; morals