A Primer on Nietzsche

[Delmania]

It might be an observation bias at play, but I've noticed that Nietzsche is becoming an influential thinker in this community, in no small part to his concepts of the ubermensch. Reading his works are great, but they can be a bit overwhelming for people who are busy. Given that, I thought I'd share 2 articles from the Art of Manliness that provide a good survey.

The first link is good for context, as it provides an overview of his life and his approach to philosophy:
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/07/16/friedrich-nietzsche-biography/

The second link is a good overview of his big ideas:
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/07/20/a-primer-on-nietzsches-big-ideas/

Nothing beats reading works, but if you're looking for something to help set the stage, those can be helpful. Enjoy!

 

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[Ubermensch]

It might be an observation bias at play, but I've noticed that Nietzsche is becoming an influential thinker in this community, in no small part to his concepts of the ubermensch.

@Potente

That's an interesting sentence

Is it that Nietzsche influenced certain members of this forum, before these members joined?

Is it that Nietzsche influenced certain members of this forum, after these members joined?

In some cases, perhaps it is both.

Reading his works are great, but they can be a bit overwhelming for people who are busy. Given that, I thought I'd share 2 articles from the Art of Manliness that provide a good survey.

The first link is good for context, as it provides an overview of his life and his approach to philosophy:
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/07/16/friedrich-nietzsche-biography/

The second link is a good overview of his big ideas:
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/07/20/a-primer-on-nietzsches-big-ideas/

Nothing beats reading works, but if you're looking for something to help set the stage, those can be helpful. Enjoy!

Read through the links. Thanks... always good to get a look at The Father from varying angles.

 

[Zoloo]

@Potente

That's an interesting sentence

Is it that Nietzsche influenced certain members of this forum, before these members joined?

Is it that Nietzsche influenced certain members of this forum, after these members joined?

In some cases, perhaps it is both.




Read through the links. Thanks... always good to get a look at The Father from varying angles.

I became interested in Nietzsche this summer. Started with "Beyond Good and Evil". Later "On the Genealogy of Morals" and " Ecce Homo".
A good primer would be "Beyond Good and Evil". An hour a day for a week. It isn't easy read. But. Worthwile and changing

 

[Supa]

"It’s not just popes who have to deal with this internal struggle; according to Nietzsche, we all do. What we call a bad or a guilty conscience is the result of our desire to live by a code of master morality butting against the pull of slave morality. We want to be rich and powerful, but we feel guilty for wanting those things because we’ve been told that the desire for wealth and power is evil. The battle between master and slave morality within ourselves also manifests itself when we feel bad about our successes or when we downplay them by providing self-deprecating excuses like, “Oh, it was just luck.” Slave morality for Nietzsche then becomes a sort of self-hatred."

This is just wow... described that feeling that I get sometimes better than I ever heard it.

Thanks for those links, really got me into reading about Nietzsche.

 

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