Response to Rebuttle on System of Exploitation

Through the use of Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th century German philosopher and philologist, like a lens for dissecting language; it will be used to support a fundamental exploitation theory of a veil proposed by W.E.B. Du Bois, and to break down this veil to dissect a scenario of segregation in the cafeteria. The purpose of the excerpt provided in the essay was to establish this lens that I mentioned my in thesis statement. Essentially, that is the reason why I do not provide any case examples to back up his theory. I was just merely stating that I plan to use his theory as a lens for looking at my case example.

When you argue, “You keep assuming that the premise of all your claims are to be understood and accepted by you simply claiming them to be so,” you are thinking that what I said is what I said. When I started off my explanation, the key thing to remember is that I started it off by saying, “According to Nietzsche.” The point of doing this was to break down his argument so you could understand what my lens is and how it will operate. It is my understanding that when you use a concept as a lens for discussion, there is no analysis on this lens other than explaining what it is and how it works. I anticipate that you may argue, “You need to provide information that will make your lens a stronger component in your essay.” If I were writing an essay from the Nazi perspective on the reasons that lead to the creation of World War II from the lens of Goebbels; It would require that the claims put forth to be just as equally understood and accepted because they are claimed to be so.

You mention that, “People can, for example, derive different “truths” from the same fact, from any one fact.” Nietzsche argues that, “there are no facts, there are only interpretations.” You argue that that at the very top facts and truth are two very different concepts. A dictionary defines the word truth as a reality. Also, a reality is defined as a fact of existence. Transitively, both facts and truth are a reality, and a reality is both a fact and a truth. Your example to your argument relies theories rather than “truths.” Both parties argue different theories (hypothesis) which is not the same thing as an argument of “truths.” Theories are an attempt at trying to explain something that is abstract. This whole paper is a theory, what Nietzsche is arguing is a theory, and everything in our world is based on theory. The reality is that the Earth’s temperature is rising from year to year. Clearly only theories can only attempt to explain why this is happening which already puts this outside the discussion and lens of Nietzsche. Theories are not truth. Conversely, truths are not theories. Therefore there is no transitivity to your argument.

This leads me to your second point which has been partially addressed. It was said, “There are still no case examples to explain or illustrate any of these points.” The purpose of Nietzsche was to main argument as a lens. However, I did throw in a huge piece of information that actually acts as a case example. In the thesis it was stated, “it will be used to support a fundamental exploitation theory of a veil proposed by W.E.B. Du Bois.” Support is a two way channel of action. For something to be supported, it relies on a structure. A structure has a sole purpose: to support something. Similarly, Nietzsche provides the structure to support a fundamental exploitation theory. Therefore, I argue that the theory of a fundamental exploitation proposed by Du Bois to be a case example of Nietzsche.

Familiarly, the word theory has returned. I mentioned that there is no transitivity between theories and truths/facts. The argument still remains. In fact, this clash is actually exploited to support the main argument. From the exploit brings birth to the concept of the veil. The veil represents the use of theories as a spoon-fed manipulation of the public. To parallel with a point in my essay, “The veil is exactly what Nietzsche was arguing about the use of language to promote illusions through the use of stereotypes.” An illusion and the veil are equitable words; they both represent the exploit that was developed by the clash of theories with truths/facts.

Ultimately, the cumulative support system that has now been established by Nietzsche and Du Bois allows for the final part of my thesis; the breakdown of the veil to dissect a scenario of segregation in the cafeteria. The dissection of the scenario is actually considered the final piece of this support structure. With all of the elements together I have effectively created a layered mechanism that could be used with new cases as well. Separately, each part of this support structure requires the other parts to be a full mechanism. Nietzsche and Du Bois work together to absorb Beverly Tatum’s idea into the mechanism. The mechanism in this instance; my thesis statement.