The Idle Hours of a Psychologist

[@cautionary_tale]

For a long time I pictured Nietzsche writing his words down with a bit of a smirk on his face. But lately I see him writing in the dark with tears in his eyes and punching the wall.

[@Faus4us_Official]

I get that. Jung is a great example of Unifying those seemingly antithetical views. It's the wholehearted acceptance of reality AKA Beyond Good and Evil. Perhaps Nietzsche did this but ultimately succumbed to the limitations of the flesh i.e. disease, cognitive processing capability, and death? That sounds rather humanesque to me. We're all essentially varying degrees of human, but our base ingredient is always human. I like Nietzsche for his openness and honesty about his views. Anyone who seeks to discard a mask has already accepted that they may have one on. Nietzsche is as naked as a newborn baby in this respect. Bare and full of emptiness. He was a man who was just as honest with himself as he was with others, if not more so.

[@davidhartney3965]

I could picture him doing both. Bipolar style. Or paradoxically like the title of the new Billie Eilish album ‘Hit me softly and hard’. Maybe Billie has been reading some Nietzsche.

[@whoaitstiger]

If anyone was wondering, Nietzsche did experiment with a typewriter in the early 1880's when his eyesight was rapidly declining. He is said to have been quite excited about the technology but ultimately he ended up relying more on dictation in his last productive years.

[@whoaitstiger]

@@James-ll3jb Well yeah, I said he experimented with a typewriter. I don't know what you think I said.

[@whoaitstiger]

@@James-ll3jb Oh right yeah that's fair enough. I thought you meant the typing. I'm not sure where I picked that up, but it's super impressive that he was writing up until the last days with such terrible eyesight.

[@nicolaswhitehouse3894]

Stendhal : « The science of knowing the motives of men’s action ». That is the definition of psychology ! Thank you for the video.

[@Kimarusco]

Just discovered your channel a few days ago and have really enjoyed listening to these, especially your videos on Rousseau and Pascal! I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on Hume from a Nietzschean view someday, I know Schopenhauer quite liked him.

[@untimelyreflections]

Considering hume for next season. 👍

[@drbeavis4211]

WEW! Was just looking for a good podcast to mow the lawn to and LO AND BEHOLD! Just in time. Thanks a bunch

[@cocoanco7]

hahaha 🤣

[@zerotwo7319]

those two last podcasts were invaluable.

[@requiem2382]

Thanks for this, just read Twilight of the Idols and this is very helpful for my understanding of the text.

[@whoaitstiger]

“The errors of great men are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men.” I'll remember this for the next time someone corrects me on Reddit. 😂

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

Doesn't mean it is true for YOU... using it makes you witty, savvy. The assumption that YOU are one of the great belies the fact you are using this as a hammer, without proof, on others that disagree with you. Like the millions that live by internet memes. A snob so to speak.

[@whoaitstiger]

@@ggrthemostgodless8713 Of course yeah, that's the joke. It would be extremely obnoxious and arrogant for me to use this online.

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

@@whoaitstiger Got you.

[@nicolaswhitehouse3894]

6:24. I laughed so much when you said that. Twilight of idols is relatively calm and sane.

[@Faus4us_Official]

It's just another arrangement of letters claiming to mean something beyond themselves lol

[@khalsakyshatry]

@@Faus4us_Officialwow your so profound, what grand intellect on display

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

Which cultures lacked enough leisure for philosophy? Ironcially the ones who coined the phrases about idleness. Hunter gatherers had time, the Roman Republic had plenty of time, the Mongols had time, the Norse people had time… It’s the people groups who were told to keep their nose to the grindstone that haven’t been allowed that time.

[@0rangecray0n]

Thank you for your vast insight

[@IrritatedGnome]

Do you plan on doing a reading of your book? I’d listen to that for sure but I don’t often read books myself.

[@safuvanmohammed2978]

This is exactly why Nietzsche called Dostoevsky a psychologist. Dostoevsky tried to see his opposition as they truly are and not what he wanted to see, which is very similar to Nietzsche Edit: I was adding to the discussion by saying here is a positive example by Nietzsche, but of course you have already said it in the video, as I later saw it.😂

[@davidpitchford6510]

Great job!

[@alexanderkuruvilla1707]

Amazing! you truly have god gifted talent !

[@H.C.J.]

Great episode.

[@theWinterWalker]

I LOVE this podcast

[@Iwobrand]

46:44 "lard, poor lard"

[@bogusbladegameing4897]

When wich ham has brough forth a command benefit of my wombat nexus, i seek the outer tormoul of the prismatic abyys. Long after the zenephon highlights have been applied delicately

[@Naurto58]

what in the actual fuck was this in response tp.

[@bobcabot]

ja it is funny and intriguing that we consider even before any action done the very premise of that condition itself as the beginning of all evil...

[@amorfati4096]

Antichrist is a diss on religion

[@kimwelch4652]

I'm not sure Nietzsche recognized the difference between psychology and philosophy. While in Nietzsche's day any dilettante could "do" psychology, psychologists in general perform experiments and/or provide therapy. Philosophers don't. And, philosophy is definitely a vice -- and a nasty one at that. However, this does add weight to the theory that Freud and Jung got their psychology from Nietzsche.

[@kaialaz4610]

I think it is not completely justifiable to posit that philosophy in all of its multi-faceted branches does NOT offer therapeutic affects.

[@balaari4842]

Iembedded bro can’t fucking sleep

[@ggrthemostgodless8713]

A bit less well defined than other episodes, but excellent try. Specially midway the generalist versus individualist cases. I am not saying I know ANYONE that cold have done better; it is ONE of the many topics that are hard to expose, this psychology issue, even if in your mind or "instinctively" you know it. This very aspect of it makes it also one though which many charlatans come and fit in, i.e, Jordan Peterson, the Mind Valley guy, and Deepak Chopra.

[@balaari4842]

@@durden91tylerviolation

[@gmw3083]

This explains what happened to Jordan Peterson..

[@g.j]

What do you mean what happens to Jordan Peterson ?

[@gmw3083]

@@g.j What HAPPENED. Due to his own actions. I put it this way. He was taken up to the summit and offered the precious ring of power. He accepted...

[@0rangecray0n]

​@@gmw3083 He was cancelled what power do you speak of?

[@gmw3083]

@@0rangecray0n he went from unknown to famous and now depending on ones perspective, he's infamous. That's the arc of the fallen..

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

I suspect part of his madness was due to consuming some type of intoxicant excessively similar to the same problem we have today and that the people before him but I'm not omniscient that's just my two cent hot take.

[@nescius2]

kids, dont do syfilis

[@bloodsonnet]

He apparently took chloral hydrate and potassium bromide as well as opium and some think that at least contributed to his insanity 🤷‍♂️

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

@@bloodsonnet news to me but not a surprising revelation, to me. Carry on