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NIETZSCHE Explained: Will to Power in Beyond Good and Evil (part 2)
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The Will to Power is one of the most famous concepts in Nietzsche's philosophy. In this video we will explore the concept as it appears in the work, Beyond Good and Evil. This is part two in a planned three-part series on Friedrich Nietzsche's 'Beyond Good and Evil' alone. If you want to know when the other parts come out, please subscribe.
Nietzsche's problem with the old philosophers of the past, such as Kant, Descartes, Spinoza, and Schopenhauer, continue. He accuses these philosophers not of having a will to Truth, but of having a will to Power. He then asks us the question: can this will to power explain the state of affairs in the world? Do we even need Christianity, or some complex “otherworldy” philosophy, like those of Schopenhauer, Spinoza, or Kant? What if the world is Will to Power — and nothing besides? What does that look like? This video explores Nietzsche’s tentative answer.
WATCH part 1 here:
NIETZSCHE Explained: Beyond Good and Evil (pt. 1):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG9Djq6PVK8
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