NIETZSCHE’S criticism of PHILOSOPHY: The Philosopher & the Will to Truth

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NIETZSCHE’S criticism of PHILOSOPHY: The Philosopher & the Will to Truth 00:02 📚 Nietzsche considers the philosopher to be the most complex of three higher types of humans, with a focus on the philosopher's role and significance. 03:07 🌟 Nietzsche's early thought suggested the philosopher might be the ideal for mankind, but later, he saw the philosopher's role as providing a new image for mankind through the creation of new values. 05:26 💡 The philosopher differs from the artist and the saint in that they aim to represent the world in abstract concepts, seeking a complete and universal view of reality. 15:48 🔍 Nietzsche asserts that the will to truth, driving philosophers, is a sublimation of the will to power, and philosophers seek truth as a strategy for maintaining their will to power. 19:47 ⚖ Nietzsche criticizes Socrates for introducing a new religion of absolutist logic and skeptical tyranny, which he believes exacerbates the philosopher's move into the abstract world. 21:39 🧬 Nietzsche criticizes philosophy when it becomes dominated by an all-encompassing will to truth, which leads to a negative, critical, and destructive approach. 26:18 💡 Nietzsche suggests that the pursuit of truth can be a dangerous endeavor, as it leads to cold abstractions and the destruction of comforting illusions. 35:52 🤔 Nietzsche argues that philosophers often create their own truths driven by personal desires and instincts, rather than uncovering universal truths. 41:50 🧭 Nietzsche asserts that the ultimate drive motivating philosophy is not a pure pursuit of knowledge but a drive to power that uses understanding as a tool. 43:55 📜 Nietzsche criticizes the "will to truth" in philosophy, which leads to a realization that the only certainty is nothingness. 44:36 🤔 Nietzsche acknowledges that some philosophers might genuinely seek dispassionate certainty, leading to nihilism, but he doesn't advocate dismissing all philosophers for their errors. 46:15 🤨 Nietzsche questions if it's possible for intellect to be completely detached from the will and doubts the existence of disinterested truth-seeking. 47:39 🧐 Nietzsche believes that future philosophers should be honest about their perspective and recognizes the relativity of truth as a form of universal truth. 49:30 🧠 Nietzsche contrasts the traditional philosophical view of reason as a means to gain truth with his perspective that power determines truth in a relativistic world. 51:19 💡 Nietzsche envisions philosophers of the future who are different from traditional philosophers and are creators of values, not just interpreters of existing ones. 53:24 🌟 Nietzsche emphasizes the importance of genuine philosophers inhabiting multiple perspectives, creating new value systems, and legislating values for the future. 54:47 🔄 Nietzsche sees genuine philosophers as those who transcend mere intellectual laborers and create new value systems, elevating humanity through self-awareness and self-reflection. 01:03:43 🕰 Nietzsche describes philosophers as beings of the future who contradict their own time, challenge contemporary virtues, and expose hypocrisy to pave the way for the greatness of humanity. 01:06:03 🌟 Nietzsche highlights the role of philosophers as counter-values creators, dissecting and challenging contemporary values. 01:07:28 💪 The concept of greatness for Nietzsche includes being noble, independent, different, and self-reliant. The philosopher embodies these ideals. 01:07:39 🌌 Nietzsche describes the philosopher as one who can be the loneliest, concealed, and deviant. They master their virtues and exhibit a multiplicity of traits. 01:07:56 🧐 Philosophers are vital in challenging contemporary values and providing counter-perspectives, especially in times when culture suppresses greatness and uniqueness. 01:12:08 ⚡ Nietzsche characterizes the philosopher as someone who constantly experiences extraordinary things, akin to a storm pregnant with new lightnings. Philosophers are inquisitive and often afraid of themselves. 01:13:33 🌪 Nietzsche emphasizes the philosopher's role in experiencing extraordinary thoughts and being struck by their own ideas. Philosophers are described as beings who frequently run away from themselves but cannot resist returning to their thoughts.

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[@shaunkerr8721]

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[@markoslavicek]

Nietzsche criticised Spinoza? I missed that somehow. Any references on that?

[@untimelyreflections]

It’s very brief and amounts to basically an ad hominem, but he suggests near the beginning of BGE that Spinoza’s mathematical style betrays a personal timidity.

[@markoslavicek]

@@untimelyreflections Thanks for that, I'll check it out 🍻

[@neilsandilands-artist]

I’m very impressed with your understanding of Nietzsche. I do a monologue on my channel of the foreword to Ecce Homo. Keep them coming! Thank you.

[@florinmoldovanu]

have you heard of UG Krishnamurti ? I came to the conclusion that philosophy is the pursuit of comprehending the incomprehensible while the ship is sinking. I think that people should use philosophy but I get a feeling that the point of philosophy is to use it until its methods become redundant and its pursuit futile.

[@Laotzu.Goldbug]

A very Vedic view

[@florinmoldovanu]

​@@Laotzu.Goldbug there are various ways that come to the same conclusion. Wittgensten used to say that philosophers are like flies trapped in a glass bottle. His classes were a way of showing his students the way out of the bottle.

[@emZee1994]

According to Nietzsche, philosophy isn't the love of wisdom, it's the love of my wisdom that I'm striving to convince you is absolutely correct. Thus it's an expression of the will to power, because if I can get you to believe in my truth then I have increased in power. The reality is that no man can find absolute truth, they can only get a good but incomplete perspective on it. Nevertheless these good perspectives on truth are very valuable if they are life affirming, they are an antidote to nihilism. I agree with Nietzsche here, nailed it

[@caseyspaulding]

Dude where is your article on Socrates VS Nietzsche?

[@untimelyreflections]

It's on Medium. One day I'll put it over to my blog. I also did an episode where I read the essay (mostly) verbatim, episode 7.

[@caseyspaulding]

@@untimelyreflections thanks I will go look for it

[@ArilandoArilando]

@@untimelyreflections What is your blog?

[@kevinc721]

Could you recommend some of the best Nietzsche books on his philosophy that aren’t too difficult to understand?

[@markoslavicek]

Go for Twilight of the Idols and skip the middle long chapter. It'll be a short read but you'll get pretty much the whole of his thought, the best and the worst in one.

[@whalercumming9911]

More quotes would base better. The pedantic of us want more support from source.

[@txikitofandango]

How would Nietzsche respond to a scientific positivist, who claim that the combination of radical doubt and the scientific method produce a lot more than "nothing"?

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Like Jesus