NIETZSCHE: Burn it All Down

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Special shoutout to William Salter - My understanding of Nietzsche has been greatly influenced by his interpretation (listed below).
Sources:
Nietzsche's Superman, by William Salter
Perfectibility and Attitude in Nietzsche's Ubermensch, by Bernd Magnus
Nietzsche's Ubermensch: A Glance Behind the Mask of Hardness, by Eva Cybulska
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, by Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche’s Übermensch: The Notion of a higher Aristocracy of the Future, by Ingrid Florez Fortich
Music:
A Love that Once Was - Gavin Luke
Fragile Moments - Martin Landh
Kiri o Koete - Sugoi
Salvation - Johannes Bornlof
Solitary Majesty - Mistle Bro
Sophie Marie - Jonatan Mollberg
The Comforts of You - Gavin Luke
The Crossing of time - Gavin Luke
The Miner - Both are Infinite
Those Before Us - Gavin Luke

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Great introduction to Nietzsche, the man and his work. For people new to him, I wouldn't recommend starting with Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It's difficult, full of symbolism, aphoristic. Start with The Genealogy of Morals instead.

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Second this. I tried starting with Zarathustra and it was too hard for me.

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​@@HorsesOnYT with which book should one begin to read Nietzsche?

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@@johnmanole4779 Beyond Good and Evil is a common entry point to Nietzsche and modern philosophy in general

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damn dude. this was a therapeutic experience. just as you say reading his work requires ones own interpretation, so did watching this video. I struggle with addiction. From drugs to food to physical exhaustion, I seem to be white knuckling through every day hoping not to slip up. exposure to this idea, for what its worth in the moment, helped me reframe this anxiety and urge into something that lies outside of my actual self. it was a stark reminder of how gripping my thoughts can be onto my physical body, making me react upon urges to quell the pain, rather than to observe; hopefully to use as a catalyst into a better self. Thank you so much man. I really fucking needed this. I also dont really know if anything i said makes sense from the context of watching this video, but this is what i got. so again, as abstract a it may be, thank you.

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thank you for this wonderful little essay. nietzsche is unfortunately, despite all his fllaws, my favorite philosopher and it is so nice to hear someone approach his writings with the appropriate understanding that it must be interpreted and put into context. i discovered nietzsche during one of the darkest phases of my youth and his "euphoric optimism" as you call it here really helped me through some shit. i just discovered your channel and the videos i've seen from you so far radiate creative energy, which is lovely, i don't think i've felt this inspired in years. thank you and keep up the good work!

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Hi, thank you sincerely for the kind words. I don't currently and have never worked as a professor. Far from it -- I didn't go to college and barely graduated high school, haha! -Michael

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This is the best description of Nietzsche I have seen on youtube

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[@noahelbaraka1893]

For anyone bold enough to dive right into Nietzsche’s primary writings(not having read from a secondary viewpoint like a textbook.) I recommend first Genealogy of Morals, then Beyond Good and Evil. Then you can go into Twilight of the Idols and the Antichrist. Resist the urge to read Thus spake Zarathustra first! It might make no sense!

[@nl3064]

I actually read Zarathustra first, when I was sixteen. I believe I understood it pretty well for the most part. And while most of his works offer brilliant insights, Antichrist I remember thinking was kind of insufferable - it was boring, devoid of many of the gems he offered in his other works, and sounded honestly like a teenage edgelord trying to sound edgy. Again, this is only from vague recollection, but Antichrist felt platitudinal, try hard, and a watered-down derivative of his earlier work (if I recall, it was the last philosophical tract he wrote before his breakdown).

[@MandyMoorehol]

You need to read On The Use and Abuse of History for Life if you have any hope to understand Nietzsche. Also Ecce Homo, he explains his jokes in that one. Everything between those books is full of traps designed to make fun of and confuse the reader. Nietzsche was a satirist.

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I also started with Genealogy of Morals. The rest of the order to me is more fluid but GoM is fundamental.

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