Friedrich Nietzsche | Genealogy of Morals (part 1) | Existentialist Philosophy & Literature

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We begin our study of one of Friedrich Nietzsche's great systematic works, The Genealogy of Morals, focusing on the first essay: "Good and Evil", "Good and Bad".
In this section of the work, Nietzsche discusses the origin of the notion of "Good", and distinguishes between an original, noble, self-asserting valuation of Good vs. Bad, and a reactive, common/slave, denying valuation of Evil vs. Good.
We also discuss the concept of ressentiment -- a reactive mode of valuation which becomes established within people, culture, and institutions -- and the present situation of Western culture as one marked by nihilism.
Nietzsche also engages in important critique of the "English psychologists", who he thinks fundamentally misunderstand the origins of morality and moral conceptions by attempting to focus on utility or usefulness. Hebert Spenser is one of the figures whose Ethical views Nietzsche contests.
For Nietzsche, a more fruitful approach is suggested by philology, or the story of classical languages. The history of our moral concepts can be reconstructed by examining the uses of terms such as "good" and its opposites.
Three main figures - and their determinate types of valuation - are examined: the Noble, warrior, kingly type; the Priestly type, and the Mass or Herd of common people.
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In september I begin the third (final) year of my philosophy undergraduate degree (UK), and I have chosen a module which will focus around Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals. Having never read Nietzsche before, I thought I'd familiarise myself with him and especially this book before starting the new academic year, and this video has been a massive help in helping me understand Nietzsche's thought, and making what he writes more digestible. Thank you, Dr. Sadler!

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Well, if the video was thought provoking, the text should be even more so

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[@GregoryBSadler]

You're welcome! Yes, there is a LOT of ressentiment out there. . .

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[@MaoRuiqi]

The notion i struggle with now is the definition of warrior relative to the information age, wherein a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs is emblematic of a new kind of alpha-STEM conqueror. And, of course, its relativity as females obtain CEO and world-class athletic accolades; if you will, alpha-personhood. More exactly, my concern is in the collision of brawn vs STEM, especially is developing self esteem and employment opportunities. The issue being boys-at-risk as they are inculcated with brawn-warrior mythology, especially in sports, when future employment and social standing may be more influenced by STEM reality. Consider the plight of young black men from the hood demanding equal rights, without a clue that they are part of lost generations, victims of benign racism which houses blacks without inculcating STEM. Meaning, their white and black benefactors have only addressed the lowest level of the Maslow Hierarchy. In short, these men, in particular alpha male warriors, shall eventually revolt violently as the means to express their inner drive.

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+Sev kin We've long since improved sound in more recent videos. No option to edit sound in KZbin once they're uploaded through. I'll actually be remastering all of the Existentialism videos later this year, and adding those in a new channel

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[@freetaught]

Great stuff! I really enjoyed your explanation of Ressentiment. Nietzsche's use of nihilism was pretty clever and awesome (during this bit I was thiking of original sin, sins of the flesh, etc). And I think the idea of the war between good/bad and good/evil was pretty neat. I wonder if this is oversimplified though. Even the seeming simpliest among us are so complex to me. I'm wishing I could recall my MacIntyre right about now.

[@maitegonzalez116]

Thank you so much for this video!! It really cleared many things up for me. However, I wanted to know in your perspective is how would you characterize Nietzsche's method of genealogy?

[@GregoryBSadler]

Glad the video was helpful for you. The genealogical method traces matters back to their origins, looking at the developmentsalong the way

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[@GregoryBSadler]

I'm glad the videos are helpful. It couldn't hurt to go to college, I'd say -- but we also need way more young people going into the skilled trades, so that's not a bad way to go either (from someone whose family members are mainly in the trades) 17 was about the age when I first encountered Existentialist philosophy myself -- it was pretty heady stuff, and gave me an articulation for some things I'd been trying to think out on my own (one reason it's of perennial value, I think)

[@apekillssnake]

Yes I agree with that view, I was describing what I think is a popular belief about Sartre and Existentialist's, that many people think it starts with him. I think his work really took away from Existentialism as a form of detachment and observation. I personally regard the word Existentialism, with the word exit and exit-strategies, but you list a lot of interesting perspectives over it.

[@GregoryBSadler]

Thanks -- very nice of you to say so

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[@marcdellorusso180]

I've listened to a number of philosophy videos on KZbin and you are by far the best. So thank you professor for making these writings more understandable to a non academic like myself. Although I did find Geneology to be far more readable than Beyond Good and Evil, which was a little more cryptic...can you give me any suggestions of where to go now for further reading? Someone recommended Dostevsky, because Nietzsche was influenced by him.

[@GregoryBSadler]

Well, if you're going to read Dostoevsky, with the intention of it having to do with Nietzsche, you want to read Notes from the Underground

[@marcdellorusso180]

What would you recommend I read in general after Geneology? That's what I want to know. More Nietzsche? Someone else? Give me some answers Doc. Hahaha

[@GregoryBSadler]

If you haven't read the Birth of Tragedy, that should be the first. After that, it's up to you -- there's plenty of great Nietzsche works

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I'll take a look at it, and see if it will be a useful resource for students.

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[@GregoryBSadler]

That's some very useful feedback -- it's a challenge to produce lectures that are accessible to non-experts but also get at the key points of the work, not oversimplifying

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Terrific lecture. I wish I hadn’t discovered philosophy so much later in life. I wish I had majored in it and for a PhD.

[@GregoryBSadler]

Glad you enjoyed it - and I'll say that with a lot of these existentialist thinkers, I studied them when I was younger, but only understood much of it well later on, in middle age

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Back for a review of this wonderful lesson on Nietzsche's thinking. Hope I can understand something new this time :)

[@GregoryBSadler]

Hopefully rereading the book as well

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[@freetaught]

25 min in: Taking into account what you have here said--and holding this against my own studies--I may be able to suggest something like this: Nietzsche takes the basis of morals very seriously. In locating this aristocratic/bigman basis for our values, and in holding competing value systems against one another, he is inviting us to look within ourselves, finding our own instincts, virtues, values--our own power--and treating ourselves as creators, authorities, and contributors to morality...

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[@patobrien5307]

I always appreciate these lectures. Herbert Spenser also appeared in Alcoholics Anonymous. I am not sure of any relevance for this lecture, or if i'm just trying to impress. Here is a quote about it here: Contempt prior to investigation This quote first appeared in a story in the First Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous on page 380. The quote began the story "An Artist's Concept": AN ARTIST'S CONCEPT "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which can not fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation." --HERBERT SPENCER The story was dropped from subsequent editions and the quote was moved to appear at the end of Appendix II called "Spiritual Experience". This would be on page 570 in the Third Edition and on Page_____ in the Fourth Edition. Spencer was a very widely known English philosopher, scientist, theologian during the 1800's. He was also among the creators of the field of sociology. He was among the greatest minds of Victorian England.

[@zzt5282]

Thank you for the video. I have to work on a play based on the first essay of the book "Genealogy of Morality", Can you suggest any play?

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Nothing comes immediately to mind. If you'd like to book a tutorial session, here's the site: reasonio.wordpress.com/tutorials/

[@xstaycold]

the continental/analytic divide, it gives me a feeling of limiting my possibilities!

[@GregoryBSadler]

Glad it was useful for you

[@GregoryBSadler]

Well, that's nice to hear -- hopefully, because of what you're learning from the videos

[@bernardomoreira81]

Hey Mr. Sadler, I'm a big fan of your videos. This quarentine time has me reading the Phenomenology Of Spirit (+ discussions about it on Google Meet with some friends that are reading it too) and I've used a lot of your videos to think about the stuff I'm reading. I've finished the Genealogy of Moral recently and I couldn't help but think about Hegel when Nietzsche is talking about negativity and a One that sees itself in a Other, that doesn't have its own being-for-self in-itself (when criticizing Judeo-Christian morality and ascetiscism). How far do you think that criticism on Hegel goes? Am I reading too much into this? Thanks for everything, cheers.

[@GregoryBSadler]

I wouldn't read that in there too much

[@bernardomoreira81]

@@GregoryBSadler Hmmmm. Alright. Do you think Nietzsche criticizes Hegel's point of view at all on that book? Like, not at all or just not as far as I thought?

[@GregoryBSadler]

@@bernardomoreira81 So, two things: 1) Don't assume that what Hegel discusses at any one single point in the Phenomenology is simply "Hegel's point of view", particularly if it's early on in the work, like, say the Self-Consciousness section. 2) See if you find any references to Hegel or Hegelians in the Genealogy - not "well, maybe this could be read as. . . " but actual references

[@bernardomoreira81]

​@@GregoryBSadler 1) I didn't, just took the dialectical process in the Phenomenology and saw some similarities with what Nietzsche is criticizing, not saying it's his main focus or that he even thought he was doing so; 2) I'm sure he does cite Feuerbach at some point in the 3rd part and does present it as something that overcame previous mainstream german philosophy at the time (Kant and Hegel). I mean, I guess I'll try to just see what the texts presents itself to be (or maybe just agree to disagree, that's fine too). Thanks for the insight anyhow!

[@GregoryBSadler]

You're very welcome -- and thank you! I'm a bit surprised to read, though that you're not able to study Nietzsche at your schools. He's pretty mainstream stuff these days

[@MrExpiate]

Dr. Sadler, would you say that Stoicism as an ethics rather fits Nietzsche's Good/Evil conception? I'm leaning towards it since in optimally following the stoic ideal one would ostensibly be free of the passions/suffering (pathos), where one should react against suffering with a Stoic calm (apatheia). I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

[@GregoryBSadler]

Yes, Stoicism, in its classic forms would fit that good/evil, slave-morality conception. The goal for Nietzsche is definitely not to leave behind affectivity.

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[@GregoryBSadler]

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[@jwichmann1306]

Gregory B. Sadler Is it God which brings a conscience into the realm of nobility? Is that why the priestly class is 'dangerous'? And I think I need a bit of context where the warrior class and Priestly class coexist; I don't really know my history.

[@GregoryBSadler]

Yeah. . . I think anyone giving it a bit of thought can probably figure out that I put in a LOT of time and work creating this video material. And, a "please" out of nowhere, no other context, with just an imperative after it -- where I come from, that is a demand, actually. Is this really that important of a point for you to make to me on behalf of some other viewer? Again, if people want more than what I'm already providing for free, maybe they volunteer, or contribute, and then "request"

[@GregoryBSadler]

Will do!