Friedrich Nietzsche: The Übermensch

[@GreatMutaFan76]

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." Nietzsche

[@danwood4443]

This happened to me with mushrooms in Amsterdam. Damn abyss I've never been the same since x

[@Semper_Iratus]

Christopher Bronson I am batman!

[@paulthetyyppi]

Remember that quete from original baldursgate, it was even atributed to him.

[@DabbyDom]

I gazed into the abyss and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.

[@mikdan8813]

Ah, Baldur's Gate. It is still awesome.

[@RedactedATS]

When I found Nietzsche 30+ years ago, I felt liberated from my crushing sense that life was meaningless. I was finally able to make my own meaning instead of looking outside for meaning that just didn't exist. When I found Nietzsche, I found some kind of comfort and peace. He'll therefore always be a hero and much beloved by me ✌❤🇬🇧

[@jesusistheonlygodamen3406]

"My own meaning." That's just delusion, and very depressing :(

[@drreverse2074]

@@jesusistheonlygodamen3406 how

[@Yaboi27]

Welcome to Life

[@jesusistheonlygodamen3406]

@@drreverse2074 any meaning derived from self is only internal and finite. It will end when you end and with the heat death of the universe your life is rendered meaningless- without an eternal God to remember you, you disappear and all trace is gone. Whether you rape women or you help the poor, without God the heat death of the universe reaches the same conclusion and all you did was interact with other molecules to elicit a chemical response, with no change in the conclusion. . Nietzsche died of syphilis because he slept with prostitutes as his life was empty, and he was the opposite of the uber mensch he spoke of.

[@Dylan_Thomas1]

@@jesusistheonlygodamen3406 You speak as if you are done with thinking, but you're not. Add humility to your thought process. it's implied by your username, yet you're so prideful. I can see it permeating your thought process. For one thing, it's heavily questioned and even proved-wrong that Nietzsche died of syphilis, yet you speak of it so assuredly. Surrender to a higher power, just like you're telling us all to do.

[@bfetoile2955]

It is worth mentioning that he wrote letters against anti-semitism in his lifetime and that it was this type of sentiment/philosophy was part of what put him at odds with his sister and Wagner. He also supported the idea of women serving on university faculty and was a stretcher-bearer in the Franco-Prussian war which gave him a very sober view of the violence as opposed to many of his peers who glorified it. Contrary to his reputation (as you pointed out) he was a very progressive man. Thanks for covering him!

[@Nietzsches-Disciple]

He said the good war justifies any cause. He's more complicated than you think.

[@bfetoile2955]

@@Nietzsches-Disciple I went to graduate school in philosophy where Nietzsche was one of my focuses. I believe I understand the his complexities fairly well. He wasn't blinded by machismo like Heidegger.

[@milascave2]

BF: One of the last things he wrote after his total mental collapse was II had ordered that all the anti-semites be shot." There certainly were things in his writings that anti-semites could and did use. HY=But he was not one, and he wrote letters on the topic, most of which, sadly, does not seem to survive,

[@kevinbeck8836]

Thanks for this comment. I started reading Nietzsche about 5 years ago, and the biggest misconception is that he is this violent misogynist. When some people hear I like Nietzsche, they want to attack. His more incendiary quotes immediately put me in a defensive position so I usually try to avoid the discussion if I can. His actions tell a different story than most would expect. That he was a gentle man who wanted more for women

[@PetrolMuzungu]

"The people should not have blind faith in the church or their political leaders, today this is kind of common sense". Wait, what?

[@bunnygirlerika9489]

Yea when he said that I was like, 'no there's still many many people who do that'. Just like there's still many people who think things are black and white with no grey area.

[@jixo6294]

So that was a fucking lie

[@motherof2dragons778]

I have multiple chronic pain issues and I watch You on all your channels to forget the pain. I am mostly bed bound so thank you so much for your amazing work!!

[@matthewmckenna248]

I hope you recover soon 👍.

[@motherof2dragons778]

@@matthewmckenna248 unfortunately, its super rare and there aree no new treatment options left I havent tried and very few if any actively studying it. But there is always hope

[@sebbe617]

@@motherof2dragons778 Try Cannabis maybe? :)

[@formidablesloth1806]

Didn’t the video mention there is a cure for syphillis?

[@trilulilu66]

Stay strong! What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!

[@steveluna1627]

What I really like about Nietzsche's work is that in his books he's so optimistic while in reality he was suffering mentally and physically almost every day of his life, yet even then he was loyal to his beliefs till the very end, he knew that if he kept going on that road he'll face even more suffering yet he decided to keep going in order to share his ideas to the world, literally just like he predicted about the Übermensch's fate.

[@rickstevens1167]

He wasn't optimistic per se... He was hopeful. He was a Proto-nihilist, Proto-existentialist, which means in some sense yes indeed he was Proto-transhumanist like Many romantics, such as Mary Shelly, Wagner, and William Blake.

[@maddoxmb3170]

He enjoyed suffering. He talks extensively of how suffering brings great personal growth and self-overcoming.

[@geeianna7708]

Sadly, like others around him, he was antisemitic

[@sothatsdevintart2562]

@@geeianna7708 actually from what I can tell, Nietzsche was anything but… he once compared anti-semites to failed abortions, and it was his sister and her anti semitic husband (both of whom Nietzsche disliked) who edited his works to make him seem anti-semitic.

[@geeianna7708]

@@sothatsdevintart2562 Thanks for the clarification. Shocking how you cannot control your reputation when dead

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:10 - Chapter 1 - Early life & influences 4:40 - Chapter 2 - The crux of Nietzsche's philosophy 8:20 - Mid roll ads 9:40 - Chapter 3 - Personal life 13:00 - Chapter 4 - Nietzsche's final days 15:30 - Chapter 5 - The dangers of studying Nietzsche

[@punklover99]

Doing gods work

[@Abraarashraf]

Why?

[@ph0ib0s1]

Really good summary, except the final conclusions. His sister was married to a Nazi and a big admirer of Hitler. She was in possession of Nitzsche's work and had the audacity to change it before publishing it, to glorify the Nazi ideology. After the war his true writings were discovered and restored. He opposed the anti Semites and the wars, however in his work he predicted the totalitarian states, the wars and the demise of millions. Only after his underacted work has been released, the changes implanted by his sister have been discovered. A true genius, a free mind who unraveled the mystery of our existence and society in its full complexity. However, to know the truth is power. It has been and is still being abused by evil people, like in the cases you listed. His philosophy has also been used by the Frankfurter school to lay a foundation for the another ideology called postmodernism. The extended and modern version of it, mixed with Marxism and Feminism is the intersectionality, the philosophical framework for the social justice movement.

[@srijanagrawal255]

If anybody's discovering nietzsche through this video, then i tell you he's way deeper than is portrayed in this video. He's that kinda guy you have to read yourself, nobody can explain to you what he's about

[@superscatboy]

But be warned it's a pretty dense and dry read.

[@gourmetchenchen1390]

Youre right but i Can . Bc im an ubermench

[@olewetdog6254]

I once saw a t-shirt that said "I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you." This sounds like you. Nietzsche can most definitely be explained.

[@IFYOUWANTITGOGETIT]

Yep. I’ve never heard anyone be able to explain what I myself have learned reading him on my own.

[@TheEternalOuroboros]

@@superscatboy Dry? His words are lyrical and his sentences are bombshells.

[@Player_Review]

'If someone falls on hard times and needs a place to stay, give them a bed to sleep in, but make sure it isn't so comfortable they never want to leave' - my horrible paraphrase of one of my favorite Nietzsche quotes

[@MidnightMan5001]

"You need to take control of the life you're given. They call me Ubermensch because I'm so DRIVEN!

[@jasonjohnson6403]

Epic rap battles of history nice

[@6666Imperator]

that line is really good. I always like hearing it

[@nonoun9619]

IgnitedSage ..and I’m a free thinker so confronting conformists like you, it’s my job

[@bullmoosemedia]

"...and I'll end any MOTHRFUKER like my name in a spelling bee!!!"

[@cantbetamed2210]

ERB

[@tommaughn1061]

Simon Whistler is an exceptional historian for the average person. He manages to be very concise and accurate in historical recitals. As a history buff, I cannot think of anyone else who does a better job of conveying the most pertinent facts in such a short presentation.

[@crypto66]

Elisabeth Nietzsche: "Stop trying to make a cult!" Also Elisabeth Nietzsche: "I'mma join the nazis!"

[@atticman4275]

Hitler met her when she was in her 80s and when she passed away he gave her a state funeral.

[@hoangdung7494]

@@atticman4275 the reason could be simply because she's the sister of Nietzsche.

[@jimbehr2291]

weakest attempt at a meme....ever.

[@crypto66]

@@jimbehr2291 what are you talking about? That's just what she did.

[@walterheimlich6207]

@@crypto66 are all goverments cults? You are inferring joining a government/state entity is akin to culthood. If so, then that is your meme/argument.

[@ThrillaWhale]

“Lou was also trying to challenge the norms of society by experimenting to see if men and women can truly be friends without sex getting in the way of the relationship.” Lol I’m guessing she concluded no.

[@PeaSoupHobo]

I've never been more excited to watch one of these. I remember taking a class from an adjunct called "Beyond good and evil" and I'd never taken a philosophy course before. After doing an assignment on trying to find meaning in the Greatest Weight excerpt I immediately went to a used book store in Bangor and bought Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the Gay Science, and On the Genealogy of Morality. You folks do really great stuff.

[@BobPantsSpongeSquare97]

I took a philosophy class as part of my major and my professor seemed to be a Christian apologist because he would subtly talk crap about Nietzsche's god is dead quote

[@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676]

@@BobPantsSpongeSquare97 😞 Wish people could just teach the theory, not their own views...

[@David-lu4th]

@@BobPantsSpongeSquare97 yeah I had a Christian apologist philosophy teacher but he never introduced his opinion into what we learned, only if he was asked a question on his view or during discussion he would explicitly state his opinion, as we all have our own "philosophy of life" and were encouraged to challenge each others beliefs without being offended

[@Chatgbt221]

UOW

[@ItsLunaRegina]

Society is going backwards now though. Less and less people question what they see and hear from outside sources and many that do question things are immediately shut down and trivialized.

[@vr-vik5660]

Precisely....People has been conditioned to believe whatever media, or governments say without questioning it even for a minute.....Think a about the current sociopolitical conditions we are going through, plus this Covid bollocks! Everyone is so absort, and what vexes me the most is the fact that people is being bombarded by unfathomable number of poisonous ideologies that are creating confusion chaos and hate which has been separating us instead of uniting us as species....

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

The question is how do you live with it?

[@stephenblackwell7851]

"Without music, life would be a mistake" - Freddy

[@kingdel0xe]

love, that you call him Freddy

[@michaelwu7678]

“Deaf people are mistakes” - Freddy

[@milascave2]

michael: Well, not Beethoven.

[@michaelwu7678]

Opinunate ted I meant people who are born deaf. They will never be able to hear music. Guess their lives are mistakes then.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Unfortunately, much music today is a mistake.

[@DDAWGY1]

I Love Nietzsche, as a German American i heard much of his quotes from my mother...... That that does not kill me, only makes me stronger! Once i heard this at the age of 8 i realized the bully at school could not kill me so the next he got in my face i punched him straight in the nose..... opening my eyes afterward expecting a severe beating from this very large kid...... He looked at me with tears in his eyes, blood from his nose...... Why did you hit me? My classmates gave me a standing ovation as the teacher dragged me to the principle office. Thank you Friedrich

[@billthompson5644]

Your editing is unequalled, I can't imagine how much time it takes you to make each one of your most excellent videos. What a vast wealth of information, thank you again sir.

[@bobby8012]

Its not always correct mind you but entertaining nonetheless.

[@swagikuro]

lmao its really not that hard, dude. alot of the lines he says are straight out of wikipedia. take some liberty with them, add some music, and split it some pictures and done. ok its not THAT easy, but its not hard at all. anyone can do this.

[@billthompson5644]

@@swagikuro I've never done it, so to me it would seem hard to do.

[@Biographics]

@@swagikuro Says the guy who last uploaded a video 7 months ago which got 19 views. If it's easy, you're an idiot.

[@austinjacob8026]

@@Biographics got em

[@justaguy2365]

Reading Nietzsche is one of the best things a man can do for himself. Anyone really, but I say man because Friedrich seems to hit a chord with men's issues more than women's. I've been puzzling for years what it means to be an Ubermensch. Nietzsche had a decent outline, but we're living in the modern world and have issues to deal with that Nietzsche didn't forsee. I really think it's finding that balance between a Classical and Modern mindset that hits closest to the mark. Being kind and caring, but fierce and ruthless when it's necessary. I dunno. For me, it's something that puts me in a good mental state every day. I tell myself, be the Ubermensch. Keep your eyes and mind open, keep your head up, but grounded. Avoid too much comfort and distraction. Desire less rather than Aquire more. Remember that the vast majority of humans, regardless of status, are the Last men that Nietzsche projected would be on top, if we allow it. And we did. We're further from the Ubermensch now than we were in Nietzsche's time.

[@SubjectDelta9]

In my ever expanding conscious self, You are definitely a "The Master Teacher". Every word is clearly understood, mentally digested and intellectually integrated. One of my TOP subscribed channels. With much Gratitude and Appreciation for your work!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@ferociousgumby]

Let us not forget that Simon is reading a script. Prior to this, he likely knew little or nothing about Nietsche. He does not research and/or write these pieces, though he does present them well. It's a very common misconception on KZbin and elsewhere that the host does it all.

[@michelleheatonsweet596]

I’ve possible watched every Nietzsche documentary and this one has the most accurate facts. Again thank you Simon

[@barbaramiller4049]

I am just starting to study Nietzsche and this video was helpful as an introduction. Thanks.

[@nickidaisyreddwoodd5837]

Friedrich Nietzsche Never told people that they can just do anything they want to do and that things are all relative. He taught the opposite of this and it goes to show how badly he has been misunderstood by so many people. He taught responsibility, compassion, love, kindness, caring, commitment in making the world a better place for all living beings animals and humans equally much.

[@Ranmus]

He also ends anyone who misspells his name in a spelling bee. Pretty good rapper, too.

[@ARC9652]

A man of culture, I see

[@stackaloha]

There is no such thing as a “good rapper”

[@Luxarium]

stackaloha whys that?

[@midnightoverdose7307]

@@Luxarium maybe all he listens to is mind numbing pop music.....

[@daniel15yearsago66]

@@stackaloha eminem has some fantastic music. Listen to some

[@EUSA1776]

“You must want to burn yourself up in your own flame: how could you wish to become something new unless you have first become ashes?” - Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)

[@trexasaurus5322]

Do a biography on Beethoven

[@Jaaassaa]

Bossinator 500 Mozart would be better

[@VCYT]

But use subtitles as beethoven was deaf.

[@dasein9980]

@@Jaaassaa Beethoven uber alles!

[@Jaaassaa]

dasein nope

[@johnwaynewireman5262]

Do the roar

[@michael6647]

I genuinely enjoy your content @biographics , especially all the very well made biographic videos . However I couldn't help but notice that in minute 14:27 you said that the city of Basel is in Germany. I just wanted to you to know that Basel is part of switzerland since the year 1501 and therefore has never been never part of germany. Maybe other people already mentioned that before. However I wanted to point that out again. Keep the good work up and greetings from switzerland! Yours truly Mike

[@M.M0709]

Another great episode Simon & the crew. But could you guys do an episode on the life of Thomas Sankara?

[@alexanderarctander7609]

Nietzsches life served heavily as the inspiration for Adrian Leverkühn in Thomas Manns letze Roman ‘Doktor Faustus: Das Leben des deutschen Tonsetzers Adrian Leverkühn, erzählt von einem Freunde’. In this novel we see that Mann both worship the german culture, and rejects the National Sosialist regime. He is also famouse for his lecture on Wagner where he sais that the Nazis can have Wagners antisemittism, but they are not entitled to his music. I think Thomas Mann would be a great subject for a future video, further exploring the relationship on german cultural production and the Nazis (ab)use of it.

[@mosana19]

I'm a Libyan guy and i like this philosopher so much .. excellent video

[@corb5654]

A few issues 1. Not clear that he had syphilis 2. Atheists l, the well read ones, don't use his quote "God is dead" after the edgy age of 15. Christians however often do to show what monster the man was, either ignorant of or wilfully blind to the rest of the quote. 3. He saw the horrors of the coming century before most. Indeed, he probably was the first to see how the fall of faith, if not replaced with art or something else, would wreak havoc on the West. A great man and a magnificent philosopher.

[@OldsReporter]

1:52 Do you even know what you are saying?? "He was nearsighted and got constant headaches from a condition called myopia." Myopia is just a fancier name for nearsightedness.

[@pepedafrog5013]

No, he does not. He says that the Wagners cared for him at the end of his life, but Richard Wagner himself was already dead in 1883, and Cosima Wagner surely wouldn't care for him after "Der Fall Wagner" and "Nietzsche contra Wagner". Also, he says his last work was "the Antichrist", but that is simply incorrect; there were three works after it ("Dionysus dithramben", "Nietzsche contra Wagner" and "ecce homo"). Even a quick wikipedia search proves him wrong.

[@beginnereasy]

Ole Whistler is the new face of historic storytelling. You should voice an at home assistant.

[@miss.conduct8083]

Interesting to learn he actually succumbed to death due to syphilis! I've read so much about his life and his fear of "going soft in the brain" such as his Father. I knew it had to be something diagnostic so thanks for that amazing tidbit ~♡~ I LOVE learning. For we are all forever students and teachers.

[@blackholecinema7]

"We are living in a Nietzsche world. It's just a shame he didn't live to see it."

[@tommyapocalypse6096]

"Nietzsche is dead." ~ God

[@mushroommagic1697]

😂

[@zappbrannigan4170]

Who's god?

[@Gopala-ev4dy]

God only exist,s in human imagination and speeches

[@skullquarry]

It's nature man.

[@Gopala-ev4dy]

@@skullquarry i agree with you god is a term used for something which was responsible for creation which human,s could not know

[@calebknox2209]

it's amazing how much Dostoyevsky's Raskolnikov predicts the Ubermensch. The two boys literally adopted the philosophy to its natural ends.

[@dragonmartijn]

The beating of the horse also appears in Dostoyevsky's work. Nietzsche considered Dosto as one of the best writers and asked himself how he (Dosto) would analyse Jesus.

[@hecateswolf6007]

Yes apparently he said of Dostoyevsky 'here I have found a psychologist with whom I am in complete agreement'.

[@DD-hy1nl]

Thank you for explaining about Friedrich Nietzsche and The Ubermensch..You did well, made me understand what I wasn't sure of...Always learning and always what to know more, thanks for this video.

[@jimmyteerex2177]

A man ahead of his time.

[@peterpayne2219]

Great post as always! You are one of my favorite Brits, almost up there with John Oliver!

[@xezazase]

I do not accept that your need to put in ads is absolute. I believe that it’s just your way of keeping us down.

[@Hamboarding]

As someone working in a philosophy department I was a bit worried but you did a really good job! 🌞👍🏻 Looking forward for more philosophers.

[@jamesewertduah9885]

Leopold and loeb did not "get away with murder", they escaped the death penalty but were both handed life sentences.

[@JediHobbit89]

His living situation with Lou and Paul would be a hilarious sitcom, not gonna lie.

[@spencert.3636]

I love this channel! I have been binge watching for days now! please keep these delightfully informative videos coming please!!

[@afinoxi]

Immanuel Kant next ?

[@mav8535]

That would be pretty fucking boring considering he lived his whole life in Königsberg.

[@Hamboarding]

Marv 1236 That is not entirely true. Also his life was quite interesting!

[@alexmorrison3442]

Yeah, no.

[@Tishers]

Wasn't Kant a real pissant?

[@DiaJasin]

Kant do that

[@WabiSabi248]

‪I hope you know that many of us watch without commenting and that we dont mind that you have sponsors. We understand and respect you. Your channels are a real pleasure. All of is (me and my friends) love watching you and we tell others to watch -Cheers! 🍻 ‬

[@Eldritch-1]

Thank you for the proper pronounciation of the name, and clarifying the god is dead quote.

[@carlopixels7512]

Oh wow. This is very insightful, I visited his home in Switzerland and the Swiss Alps are beautiful over there. This has inspired me to maybe start reading more about him and his work

[@TheLacedaemonian300]

Thucydides! You must do an episode on Thucydides.

[@briancrawford8751]

Ever read Pericles' funeral oration in the original Greek? It was like self-flagellation getting through that linguistically twisted monster. Homer is like bedtime reading compared to Thucydides.

[@AdamasOldblade]

I am deeply enjoying this silent KZbin update of "Most replayed" it shows heavily that people skip the ads.

[@vendormc9901]

That mustache is THICC

[@stefanpigford6891]

Yeah

[@jacobstaten2366]

*thick

[@Michelo17]

yes EXTRA THICC!

[@joryjones6808]

Jacob Staten THICC is the sexy version of thick.

[@jacobstaten2366]

@@joryjones6808 that's repugnant. "Thick and sexy" is the sexy version of thick. 🤦‍♂️

[@ayoangie7099]

Having the desire to watch these is so much fun... makes me feel smart...love your channel!

[@NixLaLoupe]

Damn! I'd love to hear about Lou Andreas Salomé now.

[@sxg1273]

Actually according to some including Sigmund Freud, Nietzsche was homosexual and contracted syphilis from a male brothel! Lou would've been the 'beard' while he was actually in love with Paul Rée .

[@NixLaLoupe]

@@sxg1273 cool. I still want to know more about her.

[@09wrxin17]

sxg this is pure hearsay. There is no evidence Nietzsche was a homosexual, nor that he ever engaged in homosexual acts.

[@kamilziemian995]

Me too.

[@ginali9034]

I have visited quite a few KZbin channels on philosophy but found yours the most excellent due to the facts it was produced n presented in such an interesting way that viewers like myself glued to it from the beginning to the end with your perfect voice (even it was a bit fast for me). The momentum of your short video was smooth n enjoyable. Brilliant work, thanks a lot. I subscribed. P.S. Your jacket looks great.

[@heinrichkornelius]

Nietzsche wrote: "I came too early". Somehow he guessed where the world was going...

[@zedankhan6123]

Yes he wrote right in the beginning of BG&E that he saw people like him coming

[@shaldar44]

Thanks for the balanced and entertaining narrative on a tricky topic. Your videos are great food for the curious soul.

[@Michael-jf7np]

0:47 Little known fact: His moustache sent this unknown Austrian artist into a murderous rage.

[@adrydungscraper]

This bio needs a goddamn grammy.

[@jimbehr2291]

To be a fly on the wall when Wagner was talking to Nietzsche and Wagner was thinking, "is he going mad?".

[@hecateswolf6007]

Indeed

[@crystalchartin4684]

Finally, someone understands just how misunderstood he was. A+

[@orionrazilov5994]

my boy Nietzsche only wanted love.....and now i'm sad

[@daisydabu7865]

Just read one of Mark Manson books and he mentioned about the work of Friedrich Nietzche and i searched on youtube. I found you, now am interested to have those copies of his books. Well, thanks for this information such a long time but we learn from history.

[@maxheadrom3088]

Very good video! Nietzsche is really dangerous: one might misunderstand Shakespeare's works for movies and TV ... It is, nonetheless, very good to see some t's crossed and some i's dotted - to show people there's more in Nietzche than meets the eye is very good TV!

[@v.k.levigne]

Just want to drop by and say thank you. I've been watching your (Simon/Shell's?) videos for years now and learned quite a bit. Between biographics and top tenz, and I'm sure there's a few more out there, you do a great service for the KZbin community. Cheers to you good folks!

[@MightyMerlin1]

"Too dangerous for young people to read"

[@zer0talent239]

I appreciate your explanation and analysis of Nietzsche's philosophy and personal life; because most of videos here on KZbin are misunderstanding the essence of Nietzsche's thoughts and vision. Well done sir.

[@alexanderbanman9288]

ARRRRRGH --- BRILLIANT, YOU'RE IN EVERY SINGLE INTELLIGENT VIDEO I WATCH. WHERE DO I SEND MY MONEY SO THAT YOUR ADS GO AWAY. :'D

[@ForeignerD]

Excellent and informative narration as always

[@becauseimafan]

I've only heard of Nietzsche in pop culture, and a fraction of that time there was also some reference to nihilism, neither of which I looked into, so the two have been connected in my mind - without me even noticing until now! Thank you for this video, I really enjoyed it, learning about Nietzsche and his life, and I am disappointed but unsurprised that this philosopher's works and intent got so ... mangled. I'll definitely be rewatching this video and looking more into the topic, it was Quite Interesting! ;-)

[@midlifeduck7040]

Can't please everyone @biographics but keep on putting out these phenomenal videos and people will keep watching. Love all of your channels. I just wish highlight history had more videos

[@joefloine2000]

Excellent work sir. Please can you do a Biographic of Carl Jung.... Pleaseee

[@UltimateVegetto]

Huh, now that you brought her up and I read a bit about her, I'd love to see a Biographics of Lou Andreas-Salomé. Fascinating person.

[@safeermn3134]

the best video of simon's career as KZbin

[@VVEmil]

He likes giving Eastern philosophers something to bow and kowtow to.

[@mariussielcken]

6:35 He never said that the rules of society need to be overcome to achieve self-realization. He said that in order for a person to accept his station in life/succeed in life, a person must not only socially internalize, but also rationally consider the rules and OVERCOME IRRATIONAL PRE-CONCEIVED NOTIONS, such as 'poor people are poor because they were envious in their past life'.

[@Advgiovannirusso]

Nietzsche, a great guy for humanity!

[@mehrzadabdi4194]

I really like this video, like always you made the incredible video with a lot of information. I really like the narrative of the video and the flow of information.

[@mosesbrown4126]

This was good. I appreciated the very Nietzschean irreverence for his concept of the 'Superman' with the little splice. Regarding his anti-semitism, he was totally against it. In a letter to his sister: "One of the greatest stupidities you have committed-for yourself and for me! Your association with an anti-Semitic chief expresses a foreignness to my whole way of life which fills me ever again with ire or melancholy. . . . It is a matter of honor to me to be absolutely clean and unequivocal regarding anti-Semitism, namely opposed, as I am in my writings. I have been persecuted in recent times with letters and Anti-Semitic Correspondencesheets; my disgust with the party (which would like all too well the advantage of my name!) is as outspoken as possible, but the relation to Förster, as well as the after-effect of my former anti-Semitic publisher Schmeitzner, always brings the adherents of this disagreeable party back to the idea that I must after all belong to them. . . . Above all it arouses mistrust against my character, as if I publicly condemned something which I favoured secretly-and that I am unable to do anything against it, that in every Anti-Semitic Correspondence sheet the name Zarathustra is used has already made me sick several times " ala Walter Kaufman But he's pretty pissed.

[@estebansteverincon7117]

But not so pissed when he said : “Could one count such dilettantes and old spinsters as that mawkish apostle of virginity, Mainlander, as a genuine German? In the last analysis he probably was a Jew (all Jews become mawkish when they moralize)” (TGS 357). In another place, Nietzsche writes that Jewish scholars support logic because logic “makes no distinction between crooked and straight noses”

[@GhostlyJorg]

​@@estebansteverincon7117 Nietzsche wrote terrible things about anyone who moralizes. Whether or not the last quote is antisemitic depends on the context. Being logical is not normally an insult - rather the opposite. And points about the universality of Jewish thinking - and religion - in relation to the status of their group as particular and noninclusive is something that many Jewish thinkers has touched upon

[@brahimilyes681]

@@estebansteverincon7117 Nietzsche mocked everyone, especially germans, even though he's german himself. Also, he spoke openly against "fatherlandishness", as he called it. It is quite obvious that he was not an anti semite; the reason people are still pushing this narrative is quite beyond me. If you want to damage his reputation, you could mention his sexism and ideas about women. :)

[@Izixster]

@@estebansteverincon7117 He also refers to Jews as the purest and strongest race, says Germans should allow them to assimilate as it will provide benefit to Germany, and suggested anti-Semites should be removed from Germany.

[@d3ricc]

Simon, I totally don’t mind at all your mid video ads. Keeps doing what you’re doing!

[@helenmanser9182]

Best presenter 👍🏻

[@friedrich.nietzsche6472]

Hard to summarise Nietzsche, but he so loved to summarise others.

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

And in the end, all he wanted was love.

[@BlueArcStreaming]

I absolutely love Nietzsche's work

[@mav8535]

Lou Salmone deservse her own biographics video.

[@milan190291]

@Harshal Desai i dont know, could be interesting

[@boxingexpert9065]

Whores getting their own videos now

[@dasein9980]

@Harshal Desai not necessarily. Salome allegedly didn't like sex.

[@_aiborie]

@@boxingexpert9065 Stay mad loser 😂

[@lelelelele9245]

@@dasein9980 In this very video it was said she was promiscuous. It's also highly suspect a girl at 20 would throw herself at just the most famous dudes in Germany at this period in time and not have sex with them once. Nietzsche, Freud, you really think you'd stay around for long if you didn't give them what they want? C'mon. Not saying she's a whore though, whore is a job and an established one at that. A promiscuous woman is fine, but please, stop glamourizing them. Or is this the equivalent to male jacking off to violent things, the secret wet dream of every woman, being with the most influential thinkers of their time (and maybe influence them a little)? I guess so. Would it hurt much to admit it, though? We could have stuff like Road Rage or Drunken Fights video compilations for women, with abstracts on women, who managed to get into the pants of powerful men. I'd watch that. The world we could live in, if women were just a little more honest ;)

[@femia4125]

thanks to him, we have podcast bros

[@BigGraz3]

You should do a biography on Sigmund Freud!

[@onehopeonequest]

Thanks Biographics.

[@r_xyz000]

This was good

[@cl4709]

One of the best channels on KZbin

[@delarthianravanal7918]

14:36 That's really interesting! Does anyone know the source for the drawing? I can't seem to find it in the description.

[@PCLHH]

Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer - Caspar David Friedrich

[@diannaroeder9661]

Very Interesting! Appreciate the fresh perspective, well done.

[@Tyleya]

History! Yes!

[@Chaika1974]

All the biographies are technically history

[@Tyleya]

True. But I get excited when Biographics post.

[@darragho6358]

If you really want to learn the history of this matter kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJzLk4aCet2MmMU this is a BBC documentary on the life of Nietzsche which is much better

[@Biographics]

We are posting 4 times a week, so your excitement is multiple times weekly.

[@Animalcarericky]

Thank you, you do a fantastic job! These videos I listen to while working and they make my day go so much quicker. Can you do a biograph on Nigel Farage

[@charliemorris2338]

I ,with this man's help,over came my horrific Christian upbringing in Lynchburg,Va. and became an artist and have had a joyous life.....thank you,I got your message loud and clear.

[@алфйщу]

Correction: Penicillin was discovered in 1928, not 1923.

[@spankyx813]

Simon Whistler is the next David Attenborough

[@spankyx813]

Just needs to start some nature documentaries now

[@teethgrinder83]

Hes certainly as good a communicator but Attenborough has a University degree in the Natural Sciences, Simon cant possibly have a degree in all of the things he talks about so cant really talk with the same authority if that makes sense

[@spankyx813]

@@teethgrinder83 I love peanut butter and jelly. I personally really prefer the Grape over the Strawberry flavor of Goober.

[@ferociousgumby]

"So long as men praise you, you may be sure that you are not on your own true path, but someone else's."

[@ferociousgumby]

I just made that up. Good, eh?😊

[@timothyneiswander3151]

I am usually not into biographies. This one popped up in my recommendations and I decided I didn't know enough about Nietzsche to pass.