Abstract

This chapter examines goodness in the context of moral virtues. By reflecting on David Wood's reading of Nietzsche on revenge through Martin Heidegger's account of temporality, the author opens up an alternative to goodness that is based on the indifference of time. It reveals that if goodness falls under the jurisdiction of motivating values, then it may be worth living a life that is neither good nor bad, and thus it can be responsive to the gift of time that affirms the impossibility of thorough completion.