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Episode 178: Nietzsche as Social Critic: "Twilight of the Idols" (Part One)
Published 8 years, 10 months ago
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On Friedrich Nieztsche's 1888 book summarizing his thought and critiquing the founding myths of his society. (For Wes Alwan's summary of this book, go here). He defends "spiritualized" instinct and frenzied creativity, but also Napoleon and war. We try to figure out what kind of social critic he'd be today. Would we actually like him?