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20: Schopenhauer as Educator
Season 1 Episode 27
We begin to answer the question as to what Nietzsche saw in Schopenhauer, mostly in Nietzsche's own words. But the answer is not so simple as Nietzsc…
4 years, 6 months ago
Untimely Reflections #6: Greg from Into the Absurd - Death & God
Season 1 Episode 26
Sigh. When I did the soundcheck my mic was plugged in. Then, I guess the cable slipped sometime before we started rolling. So, the crisp mic quality …
4 years, 6 months ago
19: Arthur Schopenhauer, part 2: The Great Pessimist
Season 1 Episode 25
In this episode, we’re exploring how Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy culminates in the idea that we must deny the will-to-live. This second part wil…
4 years, 6 months ago
18: Arthur Schopenhauer, part I: Will & Representation
Season 1 Episode 24
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) is known today as the ultimate pessimist among philosophers. Among Nietzsche's influences, perhaps none can be said t…
4 years, 6 months ago
Untimely Reflections #5: Matt Keck - Archotropism, Fragility, and the Elite Morality
Season 1 Episode 23
This is the first episode with my new mic set-up! Enjoy that crisp, crystal-clear vocal quality on my end, for the first time during one of my conver…
4 years, 6 months ago
17: All Hallow’s Special!
Season 1 Episode 22
In America, we celebrate Halloween with costumes and trick or treating. In Germany, Allerheiligen is a holiday of paying respects to the dead, and sh…
4 years, 7 months ago
16: The Congenital Defect of All Philosophers
Season 1 Episode 21
Philosophers have a birth defect. They are cursed, destined to philosophize without a historical sense. Even without realizing it, we take for grante…
4 years, 7 months ago
Untimely Reflections #4: At the Movies! Reviewing, “When Nietzsche Wept” (2007) Featuring, my wife.
Season 1 Episode 20
This is the twentieth episode of the podcast! Maybe the smallest of milestones, but we decided to celebrate. It's a bit unusual for me to do two Unti…
4 years, 7 months ago
Untimely Reflections #3: Karl Nord - On the Use and Abuse of Nietzsche for Randian Aesthetics
Season 1 Episode 19
In this episode, I'm chatting with my friend Karl Nord about Ayn Rand's Romantic Manifesto, Nietzsche's Use and Abuse of History for Life, whether H.…
4 years, 7 months ago
15: On the Use and Abuse of History for Life
Season 1 Episode 18
What is the point of history? What is the point of our acquisition of knowledge? Is there a way for man to live unhistorically? And supposing that we…
4 years, 7 months ago