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Beyond Good and Evil #1: Faith in Opposite Values (Preface & I.1-I.5)
Season 3 Episode 34
Today we begin our analysis of Beyond Good & Evil. This episode concerns the preface, which is perhaps my favorite of Nietzsche’s, and the first five…
2 years, 8 months ago
Wandering Above A Sea of Fog #1
Season 3 Episode 33
Update about my life, and some musings on AI, aliens, the supernatural, and why I don’t get involved in contemporary politics.
2 years, 9 months ago
72: Philosophers of the Future
Season 3 Episode 32
In this episode, I attempt to sum up the relevance of Nietzsche's political insights to the modern day, insofar as his challenge to our values become…
2 years, 9 months ago
71: The History of European Nihilism
Season 3 Episode 31
What does eternal recurrence mean in the historical sense? Nietzsche invites us to explore that question in his raising of the Problem of Science, an…
2 years, 9 months ago
70: War!
Season 3 Episode 30
We all know that Nietzsche said, "What does not kill me makes me stronger", but it is less often remembered that he began that aphorism with the cave…
2 years, 10 months ago
69: The Return to Nature
Season 3 Episode 29
Nietzsche described Napoleon as "a type of atavism" - a throwback to an earlier age, and quipped that he, not unlike Rousseau, also sought after a “r…
2 years, 10 months ago
Untimely Reflections #22 - Jeff Henson - There Are No Rules
Season 3 Episode 28
Jeff Henson is a producer, audio engineer and touring musician in the band Duel. He's worked with acts such as Clutch, Spirit Adrift, Down, The Sword…
2 years, 10 months ago
68: Robert Michels - The Iron Law of Oligarchy
Season 3 Episode 27
"He who says organization says oligarchy." With these words, Robert Michels advances his sociological theory of what is called the iron law of oligar…
2 years, 11 months ago
Untimely Reflections #21 - Mark LeVine: Heavy Metal Islam & Nietzsche's Influence on Critical Theory
Season 3 Episode 26
Today I'm speaking with Mark LeVine, a professor, touring musician, and author of several books, including Heavy Metal Islam, a book on the metal sce…
2 years, 11 months ago
67: Michael Parenti - The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Season 3 Episode 25
We've now heard Fustel de Coulanges' understanding of the disturbances in Ancient Rome as revolutions brought on by changes to their religious belief…
2 years, 11 months ago