Nietzsche and Self Overcoming

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In this lecture we investigate the connection between Nietzsche's understanding of evolution, his conception of the world as will to power, and his advice to devote one's self to a life of self overcoming.
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[@poknari]

You know there is debate on nietzsche and his book will to power, cause his terrible sister has edited his works and added some wild text in will to power, his sister and this edited book were purposed to NAZI (hitler) at that time as a propaganda thingy, so are you using his original works or edited will power book? Perhaps you can make it clear, what does nietzsche mean by 'lofty goal - goal' itself in the end of your video?

[@bethbartlett5692]

Are you aware that Darwin's Theory of "Human Evolution" has been proven inaccurate through DNA and other relayed research. I believe he expected this - yet it must have been the most reasonable to him at the time. He recognized there was a Source - we call God and/or Creator - as he looked into the iris of a human eye - he commented on the subject - Just fyi/share. - BTW - the Power of Quantum Physics - Universal Law of Attraction - the vibration of thought - strength of frequency and Quantum Mechanics would have had such an impact upon Netzche's Logic and Philosophical tho\ghts, on this subject.

[@tomas387]

I think it would've been helpful to include this quotation from Aphorism 2 in The Antichrist: "What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself in man. What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness. What is happiness? The feeling that power increases - that a resistance is overcome."

[@mwil619]

Tomas Yttling indeed

[@vulc7500]

@Andrew Austin Not sure if he meant life itself, more so the development of life and it's tendency to favor growth/upgrade. The answer he proposed to 'What is good?' is one that would be arrived to by life if it were able to answer the question.

[@kevinbeck8836]

Im glad he left it out. Its poetic n all but its pretty incendiary and tends to turn a lot of people off

[@iFaisalKarim]

@@kevinbeck8836 Poetic or not, what Tomas Yttling alluded to is a major pillar of Nietzsche's philosophy hence a great suggestion by him. I see those phrases as a core essence of Nietzsche's mind. The ones scared of it don't need Nietzsche, they need a priest.

[@kevinbeck8836]

@@iFaisalKarim these lectures seem to be for lay people. Ive met more than enough irreligious people who got turned off to Nietzsche because some internet edgelord pushed a quote like this in their face. If leaving it out was a conscious decision and not an oversight, I support it.

[@emmadawngarofalo]

"this irrational desire to remain alive." i love that.

[@captaincanuck8907]

@Andrew Austin rationalize it, then. go on.

[@lucaa.6406]

Andrew Austin you can’t rationalize by self definition

[@JoaoJGabriel]

Yes. Suicide is the most efficient way of ending one's problems, i.e. the easier, quicker and with the biggest outcome. That is the rational approach to it. Calling the will to live irrational, on the other hand, is not derogatory. It's precisely this irrational will that makes us strive for a better life, even in the face of hardship.

[@mementocatharsis9372]

We live because we serve as a mechanism of our universe. We are here in the way that a screw holds a board to a wall. We are the only creatures with the power to survive the next near-apocaliptic natural disaster. So before the Earth's next cycle we have 1 job. Populate space by mining minerals off-planet to create colonies and eventually terraform a large area on another planet, mostly underground. If we all had the information all the time we would all eventually come to this same conclusion. And a world-wide effort towards this more certain way of survival is going to unite us all, even if it's too late to save everyone, evacuate the entire Earth? ....I don't think anyone in this comment section is going to survive. You bet your ass those tickets will cost millions. So we gotta support space programs like SpaceX, and really think about all of us. How can we evacuate the life from Earth? It may seem crazy but it's a viable, maybe even inevitable, question.

[@summuspoetamaximusdante8504]

It is irrational. Why do you want to live? Why do you want to protect yourself from being hurt? Because you don't want to die, so you want to live, because you don't want to die. See? It is irrational. Last question: why do little plants sometimes grow on the edges of the road or in some cracks of the concrete? Because they can, it is possible to live so they grow, there is no reason though.

[@endritmuhadri2305]

Imagine if you had Nietzsche as a dad growing up , the ultimate father figure.

[@Penny_royal]

Me: Dad could you help me with my homework Dad: I AM DIONYSOS, I AM THE CRUCIFIED ONE,

[@josephrees7100]

@@Penny_royal "Okkkk b-" GOD IS DEAD AND WE HAVE KILLED HIM

[@Yesuv_I]

We are his children.

[@brisingr12]

​@@josephrees7100 Nietzsche is dead but nobody killed him.

[@satnamo]

I am that which must always overcome itself

[@alkazaryyy]

that last minute of the lecture cannot be stressed enough. overcoming onself and attaining growth, not overcoming others to feel powerful. stil... theres people even in these comments who has not understood this

[@periteu]

Exactly. Maybe called it self-overman.

[@jkovert]

As you overcome yourself, you overcome others. You gain dominion over them, even Mastery.

[@godwantsplastic]

Albin Marklund you find this idea in the Tao teh Ching, compete with yourself and no one can compete with you.

[@7Earthsky]

Sometimes you have to overcome someone else as part of over coming yourself....That's where dealing with bullies comes from.

[@godwantsplastic]

7Earthsky problem with bullies is how we feel about them, our fear empowers them.

[@debanjanchowdhury4397]

This is an astounding and fascinating explanation. Nitzsche is a monster in terms of intellect and perception about world. Every time I listen his words or when I read him I get transfixed. He was so much ahead of his time. profound. He may be wrong or misunderstood some concepts but despite of his misunderstanding the motifs he laid for us it's absolutely breathtaking. Having misunderstanding actually invoked him to contemplate more and seek more the desires truth for which he has insatiable thirst. Hats off 👏 🙌.

[@AbEtastic82]

These are fantastic, you do in 10 minutes what it takes most professors hours to articulate, and they sometimes still can't make it clear.

[@patrickmcconnell6029]

This is great. Perfectly understandable for a layman like me. Thanks.

[@greenc1088]

@@leonardovonneumann5848 not sure about that, I'd had to reread the books. But maybe I'm just dumb lol, grateful these videos exist.

[@TheVMbros]

@@greenc1088 No no, Nietzsche’s ideas are quite profound. I’d be surprised if anyone understands everything perfectly after a single read, let alone apply this knowledge into their daily lives. I also think that it depends on how much his ideas resonate with you, and how much you actually reflect upon them. We’re all different, learn differently, live differently and think differently. What’s important is that you’re curious and smart enough to try.

[@lizallewellyn4145]

Brilliant presentation! Inspiring too ! - Nietzsche was so ahead of his time - it is only now with the increasing popularity of modern personal development teaching that we are starting to truly recognize the importance of this whole approach.

[@AlanHofman]

This single video explains the meaning of life in a way

[@alkazaryyy]

english man, you have not watched the last minute of the video, i guess.

[@qwertyki9367]

@@alkazaryyy what?

[@barrycolston9026]

The “pleasure” for self overcoming is the release of desire. Desire is pain. Over come desire and you overcome self

[@samdoran2963]

Brilliant! Nietzsche was way ahead of his time. And it is only now that we have begun to a appreciate this great mind of Nietzsche. One of the things that he wanted human beings to see was the beauty of growth and possibilities. Thank you Friedrich Nietzsche.

[@IndranilSinharoy]

Your lecture, including the content and presentation, is absolutely wonderful. Thank you for sharing these philosophical knowledge and making them quite accessible to the general public.

[@stevenli3034]

I used to think that people live for self preservation, I'm slowing changing on that belief. It's not so much self preservation, but rather, it's more like looking for validation from other people. (Especially if you had emotionally unavailable parents when you grew up) If we humans can become free from waiting for other people to validate ourselves, that we become willing to instead, self validate, as opposed to handing that power to other people, then we've found eternal life.

[@screachog-reilige]

Steven Li an astute observation

[@mak741]

I cannot help but draw similarities between Neitzsches' Will to Power philosophy and Swami Vivekananda's preaching of manifestation of the divinity within each one of us as the only goal to seek. Anyone with an interest in Neitzsches' works would certainly appreciate the works of Swami Vivekananda too.

[@TheYanbibiya]

Utterly different teachings.

[@barbaralekatsas3738]

This was a very satisfying and lucid presentation of the idea of self-overcoming, economical and pleasantly illustrated.

[@Doug_Poppe]

Watching this now makes me appreciate the abundance of stylistic intentionality in your newer videos. Really powerful.

[@LillyEllaRose]

Hello there, I'd like to thank you for making these video's.

[@batfink274]

I am the embodiment of self overcoming. I have transformed myself through intense desire to grow, and as a result am by far the most powerful human i know.

[@aribamanjudevi3368]

😂 👍

[@superspread81]

😂😂 daft twat

[@danieledemedici3217]

The blonde hair coming out of your head, right?

[@janmaaso]

Me too (long story...)

[@Dat_Dude_Danny1]

Love your videos, man. Even when I know the material being discussed in them, I always learn something. Thanks for posting.

[@Mlqkoskakao1]

Your voice and the way the lectures are made makes the information so easy to indulge in. =] I'm so happy this channel exists.

[@Stargaze79]

The best lectures on KZbin! Thank you so much!

[@madamephilosopher7203]

Excellent lecture!!! Nietzsche has many positive indicators for the individual. He is often disregarded because he rejected conventional thought, but if one looks closer they will see the beauty of possibility within the grasp of the Dionysian. Keep on creating!

[@apedas]

excellent! it's the same view that I have of nietzsche's interpretation of evolution.

[@danieledemedici3217]

That was amazing. You distillated the essence of his thoughts so well. Incredible!

[@Innavata90]

I listened to a brief lecture on The Ideas of Socrates earlier and it seems like Nietzsche ideas relate to Socrates. They both seem highly introspective and have high concern for self-knowledge.

[@armyguy_nacho6804]

Innavata90 that's what philosophy is all about

[@MasterKeySolutions]

Truth is like salt water. No matter what ocean or sea, it has the same taste. Paraphrased from The Buddha.

[@screachog-reilige]

Know thyself

[@hameddadgour]

Great summary!

[@c.galindo9639]

Beautiful. Simply well put and so powerful altogether

[@stevenhankins79]

academyofideas, I wouldn't presume Nietzsche "misunderstood darwinian evolution" although it is debated he did not read Darwin. Like everything Nietzsche writes, he takes his own spin on things. He does not share the modern darwinian view (which he despised) but a much older pre-socratic view of evolution. I am sure he has read Darwin, like he has read Spencer, because we know he is a well versed in contemporary and ancient writings. I find it hard to believe he would miss Darwin altogether.

[@academyofideas]

Steven Hankins Great comment. I completely agree. If I were to do the video again I would not spin it as if he "misunderstood darwinian evolution", he just had a modified perspective on evolution. And as he frequently stated, perspectives are all there can ever be...

[@stevenhankins79]

academyofideas Thanks. Your videos are great. Especially, those on Nihilism. Very accurate and summarized well.

[@umutcandelibalc5335]

I have also a question and if you answer it I would appreciate that. In video it is said that human beings should set goals and create genuine self. However as far as I know Nietzsche constantly states that Self is illusion and it should be destroyed and then a new self should be created. This is also the case striving for something. Once you reach you should set another one. Please correct me If I am mistaken.Thank you very much for your consideration.

Umutcan delibalcı, a human being must set goals, even knowing that when you get there, you will have to set another one. "you are a creature that aim. a creature that have an aim. you have to have an aim in order to do something" - Jordan Peterson.

[@dragos6625]

To be honest, I think Nietzsche has one of the best interpretations on evolution. Reading his books is like discovering something that's already written in you but it's hidden.

[@mr.nobody7958]

Clearly explained well structured. Great work. Thanks.

[@alessandroporfirio1910]

Thank you for this great video! It would have been even more beautiful if at the end there was a Nietzsche's quote illustrating his view of power over oneself rather than power over others. Again, great video!

[@2kloco]

This channel is blowing my mind

[@ARMYSTRONG007]

I love uncommon information which make me an uncommon individual. Running into uncommon thinkers is a very far and few occurrence.

[@vv7299]

seems like you love feeling you're special , which is pretty common really

[@ARMYSTRONG007]

@@vv7299 more so earning the right to know that I am different and embracing it. Man distinction is attractive to high income earners.

[@kevtherev8194]

One of best channels on youtube

[@a000ab]

Well explained.

[@AlmalikyAli]

Wonderful propositions, I am grateful for your work..

[@candidkafka6537]

Thanks for sharing it .

[@billrich9722]

I am shocked at just now discovering these thinkers, the likes of Neitchze and Carl Young. I am also shocked at how readily I agree with them, recognize what they are saying and how many of their views I have come to believe on my own accord. Weirdly, had I found them sooner, I might not have recognized their significance.

[@ignmorales]

Straight-forward explanation!

[@klemet2]

Excellent!

[@Hshjshshjsj72727]

Very interesting and helpful, thanks

[@jamieowens6452]

Thank you!

[@c.galindo9639]

Yes. Life sets itself to grow and it can be stated as a will to power but that power is to overcome ourselves to achieve our truest desires to live

[@MustafaKulle]

Great lecture. Thank you.

[@nimrod4463]

Thank You.

[@nickbrass]

Another excellently informative video! Thank you so much for making the time to make these, I learn so much it brings me joy :) In some ways I think Nietzsche is right, I wat to achieve my goals & become the best I can be in doing so!

[@jessefuck3]

best video ive seen in a long time, im not too familiar with Nietzsche, but now im gonna start looking into his work

[@jessefuck3]

the will to survive would be a neccesary part of the will to power, who cares what he thought about darwins ideas, his ideas stand alone, and they are not even contradictory

[@khwaac]

That was really good

[@vercingetorix5708]

Nietzsche was a Sith Lord.

[@ObeySilence]

You didn´t get anything just like George Lukas

[@daroncampbell4418]

A Formidable Sith lord yet beyond that he was the precursor to the new Gray Jedi one who can balance the Dark side with the "Good" side of the Force! Like the completion of the psychologist C.G. Jung's Individuation process with the Union of Opposites.

[@dragon-cant-fly6729]

Harry Potter jokes never get old

[@JDKMM7]

DARON CAMPBELL who needs evil

[@syaw1001]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Nietzsche the Wise. Ironic, he could save others but not himself.

[@chris432t6]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!

[@siddharthtripathi3818]

explained well!

[@wikiiwan]

thank you

[@andrewhiggins1975]

Thank you 🙏

[@vladimirnachev324]

We have to recognize which are really the fittest, because not always chance it at their side and we must care to discover these individuals and help them overcome situations which they cannot possibly overcome by their own strength.

[@learnandgrow7012]

Wonderful

[@Below-Zero.]

Unending growth IS life.

[@in2dionysus]

The goal of overman is to overcome himself/ the instinct to overcoming is to learn, this is overman. Learning is a derivative of what the world puts forth . . . Some things have a voice and other things do not . . . everything is relative, you just have to put forth, an idea of Nietzsche!

[@tomj5005]

awesome video man

[@phriesen]

Hey all you Growers! Keep growing!

[@shakuras24]

Excellent.

[@notquitekeanu]

With all the buzz around AI potentially becoming truly conscious and self aware lately, I've been wondering if Spencer's idea of that goal evolution strives for is to create a truly dominant and higher form of consciousness. If we create strong AI, it would be more intelligent than humans, and also lack things like biases, emotions, drives, etc. and be a fully rational, completely logical form of super intelligence with nothing to hold it back. Maybe the ideally moral man isn't man at all, but the next stage of reaching higher consciousness via AI. Maybe our curiosity and drive to create AI is consciousness directing itself to achieve this higher form. Maybe we are just the stepping stone needed to create the final form and ultimate goal of a hyper-intelligent consciousness.

[@PedroPereira-si3sy]

It is a interesting thought, however, i think feelings are genetic values that guide our homeostasis, much like a subprogram will do in a program. So AI would not be completely rational has it would still be guided by the programer who wrote it, in all its consequential self programed layers. I would see it like humans being assisted on a higher resolution/creation of problems that occur when confronted to reality.

[@muhammadharits7591]

Feeling is a power to continue the hardships of life. Without emotion there will be no joy, meaning, sadness and happiness

[@muhammadharits7591]

and without it how can you make the meaning to continue life ?

[@Topself24]

I'm subscribing!

[@VVeltanschauung187]

Nietzsche's assumptions are those of the 19th century: nature is pure competition. This still hangs on in popular thought, but there's just as much evidence to point to the idea that "nature is [also] symbiotic/cooperative toward mutual benefit" (i.e. mycorrhizal relationships between fungi and trees, pilot fish and sharks, bryozoans and hermit crabs, etc.)

[@er6716]

8:23 bookmark and 11:48 bookmark

[@msaniimpyaBMW]

Very good video! I liked the way you move the camera!

[@alienpuppy]

msanii mpya he didn't move the camera, it's a software similar to PowerPoint

[@diegonayalazo]

Thanks

[@manavkala3216]

I think u could say (this is just my interpretation)that Griffith is the will to power and guts is the will to simply live...they came together and became irreplaceable supports to each other...it's like saying the will to live and the will to power should co-exist that's when one lives in harmony but when they lose their bond..they both become very overpowering on the individual..berserk is soo beautiful

[@mwil619]

That Nietzsche dude was pretty smart

[@OE509]

11:00 Gold

[@JohanSellus]

Great videos! Perfect introductions.

[@Bourbosaurus]

This explains Berserk so much.

[@teroinefoma2963]

Dude I love your accent.

[@iChrisBirch]

This was a very well formatted video with clear explanation. Thank you for making this type of material much more readily available to a large audience that would otherwise not read or understand it.

[@mathseasyasabcde5995]

Nice video

[@rgaleny]

Power as the end of life. It is the one time F N is not a nihilist, but a Romantic. Just because a fundamental is dull, doesn't negate it's value.

[@sandeepdesai432]

Very interesting :)

[@jammasterj13]

Overcoming my inner self for me has meant so far. Is overcoming my baser desires and trading them for a higher state of consciousness. For me i try not to stay in one state which would eventually bore me till i found something new to feed my Self which in my opinion exists in the mind. This awareness through self is what grows when fed by constant data in the form knowledge which is useful. Knowledge for knowledge sake i call gossip, also assumptions are of the same empty heads. It is better to say you dont know rather than speaks your own bullshit..

[@godwantsplastic]

Semantics... The will to live IS the will to power, over death. The perseverance of advantageous traits is survival. If you’re not growing you’re dying, literally and figuratively.

[@aarongrubbs5668]

Awesome videos, super interesting and insightful but... maybe spice it up a bit? Honestly, I think just speaking a bit more quickly would help because it cuts down the time. Otherwise great vids, just found you today, listened to three or four so far, shared and subscribed!

[@NoelMckinney]

Unconscious, default aims of energy centers have characteristic behaviors and conditionality. The Will to Good is the pinnacle of evolution of the Will to power.

[@inthemomenttomoment]

WHEN ALL PHILOSOPHERS CAN KEEP STILL IN MEDITATION THEN THE WILL TO 'ABSOLUTE POWER' IS THUS ACHIEVED.

[@JM-is4ig]

***** people can and do serious meditation and be active and successful. i've spent 10 days meditating in silence, other people have done far more

[@jennyjenny3531]

I'm glad you clarified what he meant by power (including the power over one's own self). This rescues him from the marxist idea of power.

[@LightlessDimension]

The struggle for existence.

[@rogerclemis4380]

You have everything right besides the last part. Nietzsche idea of the order of rank is an antithesis to the quote"everyone is equal". He is saying that people are better than others. Their are individuals that are zeros than there is the rich and powerful.

[@angelsangels8583]

Strive to achieve good goals. Live a life of self overcoming. Fulfill your purpose in total submission to the will of Allaah.

[@paigegruenwald2]

Angels Angels he would’ve been so against the blanket “submission” of ones will to a God or Gods, that’s one of his core ideas was that God is dead and how do we start to control our own wills and destinies and live our real human lives, naturally, in our own bodies and our own earthly realm, without reaching to a supernatural god to comfort us and give us blanket universal claims to the infinite afterlife if we are good, obedient servants to the “will of God”!!

[@megenberg8]

interesting thoughts and ideas - those cited here were deep thinkers. one a theoretical premise which is nothing more or less. and the other a detailed inquiry. both western standards, and as such, their words are expressive, disciplined, cogent, and exquisitely thought-out. Nietzsche especially is truly a brilliant man for his time. all things considered though w/ respect to the 'self' - as experienced by most - the conditions and strivings he describes are precisely that of which the self is comprised at present. we dwell in the present in the world of 'the flesh' and therein one finds conflict and struggle - to be free, create, find peace, comfort, and love. in our Christian canon, the world of the flesh and the world of sin are synonymous terms. the world of the present and the one to come are not of the flesh or this world. the self can transcend the world through Him. Amen.

[@mrrains3507]

Was his work known during his time? If so, how well? and if not, when &/ how did it become known?

[@saikatdey2822]

Motivation-al

[@jennifercarter6788]

I know most people, including myself, are offended by the very notion of (Will to Power). My whole philosophy in life is to NOT seek power, but to seek a new understanding of relational aspects of human nature and how we can communicate with one another. When you seek power, in itself, you already told me what kind of person you are. We already have too many mentally unstable people in this world seeking power to the detriment of others. To be truly evolved is only found in non aggression and pure love and understanding; without this, we are going to find ourselves on the same destructive path we have always been on throughout history.

[@KingAGBozz]

You don't understand the point. It's about power over ourself, over or thoughts and actions. Only when we can have power over ourself, we can have the power to save the world and lead it on the path to flourishment and peace

[@jennifercarter6788]

@@KingAGBozz Yes!

[@markhughes7927]

I don’t immediately see any connection between a ‘will to power’ (or ‘self-overcoming’) and a determination to understand the peculiar self-conscious intellectual awareness that humans have in its rationalised and conceptualised difference from animals, both schematically and as sentient moral being and with knowledge of that difference. I sense that the use Schopenhauer makes of the word ‘will’ is little more than a buoyant ‘ict’ affirming any individuality human or animal among its peers and in its shared ‘existential’ environment. Perhaps I am mistaken. But nothing of the nature of cosmic intentionality of Nietzsche’s formulation and one moreover related to a scientific hypothesis and nothing Socratically dissolved from all presupposition. There also seem to me to be two immediately glaring omissions in his view of life if here accurately presented. In the lack of consideration - particularly applicable to human beings but not exclusively - of the huge importance of cooperation between individuals in achieving goals beyond individual scope; and the mysterious modalities within creation necessary of sensitive exploration rather than bold self-affirmation and the inspiration they provide to make cooperative development - from establishing the aesthetic ‘flight-envelope’ of everything to do with the making, playing, and deploying of the electric guitar, to the apprehension of the natural system of proportions and their geometric and architectonic realisation in medieval cathedral building. In both, and all, relations - people have to over-come something in themselves both to do and participate but I suggest it is hardly a particular consideration to do so - simply a necessary means to an end.

[@dannycrowley9630]

The beginning felt a bit off, I think Nietzsche thought the will to power was unique to life forms, as opposed to a telos of the universe. I think the quote use was construed from the idea that the individual creates the world, and since it is through the individual's life it is a manifestation of the will to powr

[@libertsiagian7685]

i somewhat connect with Nietzsche because of my strict Christian upbringing, but i love him even more because he didn't discriminate. he says that socialsim is as evil and as tyrannical as early christianity, he's honest not hypocritical like many.

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Very much as Maslow's hierarchy of needs

[@luv4usluv4all98]

The will to overcome / The will to Live ..... Man main thoughts are trying to Live forever , and not wanting to Die ....Living forever can and has been accomplish.

[@ledget1]

Know thyself.

[@murielmcgregor4766]

Enjoyed very much! One question though: what is Nietzche's definition of 'spiritual'? Does he mean something along the lines of 'mindfulness' perhaps?

[@ikosabre]

Perhaps, but in my own understanding it means self-mastery and being in control of oneself. It also means that one has the "taste" for the heights and "lofty goals". Nietzsche wrote that the "most spiritual" human being finds his home in "the labyrinth", in "severity", in "experimenting". This process must of course be controlled.

[@alecmisra4964]

Nietzsche was historys first self help guru.

[@richardlionhardt4134]

Neechy was nuts.

[@potremn]

As now understood