So glad I found this channel ,I'm in my 70s and left school aged 15 so I'm learning so much ,we were factory fodder and not destined for higher education, but it's never too late to educate yourself internet makes it possible.Thanks Rocky.

@winniethuo9736

Жыл бұрын

I recommend Jiddu Krishnamurti for free thinking skills and the challenge of change from the known to immediate human mind mutation hence vigour to live and no fear for the end. Start with his book The Freedom from the known.

@whoknows8101

Жыл бұрын

You still alive?

@barblessable

Жыл бұрын

@@whoknows8101 yes .

@jow6845

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t it amazing - society and family expectations and circumstances that influenced what we did, it was always implied you had to be a swot to get into University and that only a few were bright enough to do so. Not so. Learning never stops and there are some wonderful youtube offerings to enjoy, from the National Gallery free curator talks to healthy recipes, life in other countries, anything. Once you start to type into the search bar for what interests you, the algorithims take over and suggestions start popping up based on your inclinations and it’s a pick and choose. Enjoy enjoy enjoy😊

@winniethuo9736

Жыл бұрын

@@jow6845 Tell it!

"The man who does not wish to be merely one of the mass only needs to cease to be easy upon himself."

@cosmicmusicreynolds3266

2 жыл бұрын

And lose all happiness and meaning ! The masses are worthy , Nietzsche failed to criticised the formation of society in economic and social terms. He is contradictory in his work

@brigadierharsh1948

2 жыл бұрын

@@cosmicmusicreynolds3266 “economic and social terms” are the playthings of the lowest segments of society

@Infamous41

2 жыл бұрын

Said it wrong

@thereisneverquiettherightn1789

27 күн бұрын

@@brigadierharsh1948as is youtube commentary

"It is not a lack of love that leads to an unhappy marriage, rather a lack of friendship."

@EddieLeal

5 жыл бұрын

I believe its indifference.

@ike25young

4 жыл бұрын

Don't be indifferent to your friends, pal.

@unfortunatebeam

4 жыл бұрын

who cares, that's probably the least interesting thing he talks about

@sophiafake-virus2456

3 жыл бұрын

@@DurantandFriends No. You don't know what love is, you are a perfect Nietzschean. Your view of men and women is a personal concept that I do not recognise at all, and I venture that no one else is in harmony with your warped views.

@mixerD1-

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophiafake-virus2456 Youd be shocked at the true percentage of men and women who completely agree with him. Can you not see western governments fomenting the alienation of men and women? And understand why? You don't agree with him and a good percentage of men and women dont... to your and their credit...but age, childhood, education and level of consciousness and enlightenment have a lot to do with this, some people will get there and some wont. Im there, but five years ago if you told me I would, I'd have laughed at the idea. Nietzsche always claimed his teaching wasn't for "the majority".

I love this narration...it has more knowledge than most universities today

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

They are actualy very superficial. Trying as they are to exsplain an extremly complex set of philosophies in a short period of time, Causing them in qonsequence to simplify. If you want to understand Nietzsche, then read Nietzsche.

@ergot1803

4 жыл бұрын

"it has more knowledge that most universities today" And you know this due to having skimmed through the entire databases of most universities and afterwards compared them to this video?

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

@Inge Fossen In which case all of Tacitus and Herodotus is worthless then? As is Plato.

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

@Inge Fossen You have misunderstood my argument. Thats not the chororoly. I said read Nietzsche. I am not a language purist. Any good translation of Nietzsche would do a better job if exsplaining Nietzsche then any other person could.

@ADAMKANE510

3 жыл бұрын

@@ergot1803 guess we know who the head janitor at a minor university is.....

“Ah.. I too have written some good books.” ... and the lucid moment passed.. Beautiful

Excellent. Thanks for posting this. This, by the way, is taken from "The Story of Philosophy" - Will Durant. It appears to be the entire Nietzsche chapter pgs 522 - 583. What Durant appears to be doing, is taking some declarative, sweeping statements of Nietzsche's, and then fleshing them out with points that either Nietzsche had previously made, or the ancient sources themselves that had influenced him. No one encapsulates any philosopher to everyone's liking, but what Durant has done here is create an excellent foothold for beginning to explore Nietzsche. Or he illuminates a few things for those already familiar. I point out the book because after listening to this for a few minutes it is clear, at least to me, that the scope of some of the sentences quickly spoken actually deserve, instead, to be mulled over and absorbed slowly. In short, this audio is an excellent find !!

@nox3335

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks downloading from audible now 👍

@jacobibanez7554

3 жыл бұрын

@@nox3335 - me-too!

@easywind4044

2 жыл бұрын

I seems to me that Nietzsche’s entire philosophy is a compensation for his own weakness. Then he was read by Nazis.

@willmercury

2 жыл бұрын

@@easywind4044 Read more deeply.

@Senior62

Жыл бұрын

North Americans should embrace these thought. We are in perilous terrain.

Will Durant does such a great job ridding the illusion that hovers around these thinkers. Making them human once again.

@andreewert1142

5 жыл бұрын

William James "Will" Durant was an American writer, historian, and philosopher. He became best known for his work The Story of Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy, described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy".More at Wikipedia Born: William James Durant, Nov 5, 1885, North Adams, Massachusetts, United States Died: Nov 7, 1981, Los Angeles, California, United States Occupation: Historian, writer, philosopher, teacher

@lawrence9506

5 жыл бұрын

He makes some of Nietzsche ridiculous.

@ludwigwittgenduck3282

3 жыл бұрын

A common trope in jealous academics who never had a star to let wane.

This is one of his best and more complete lectures.... in others he is just describing issues, here he does more than that... I've listened to this lecture many times, and like all great books in history, I get more and more from it each time. It is like he adopted or became a semi- Nietzsche here, so profound and concise in his presentation.

Great,heard it all...,a man with free thinking,admiration,as many suffering in short time,as many insights.

Damn, so much of what he said is still true today, radical in its own sense, but demonstrates a deep understanding nonetheless.

@artofthepossible7329

3 жыл бұрын

As Durant says himself, the past is often not the past.

People who smoked or drank were incapable of clear perception of subtle thought! A good quote.

@safwanshow

5 жыл бұрын

most great men do so .. some were addicted to a kind of stuff

@teejay9374

5 жыл бұрын

Steinbeck and Hemingway both drank and smoked. Say what about a "good" quote?

@MephistoOrb

4 жыл бұрын

@@teejay9374I'd add Orwell in there too

@StoicSurvivor99

4 жыл бұрын

@jon hamm then perhaps there work made them quit smoking.

@davyroger3773

3 жыл бұрын

Tell that to Churchill

My aunt gave me 'Voltaire & the Age of Reason' for my 20th birthday. It & his works have been profound at different points in my life. Also learned some tricks in a tavern. Colld hold a lit cigarette between my thumb & forefinger if I froze thèm first with an icecube under the table. Won many bets but always revealed the truth as a matter of honour . . .

@DurantandFriends

6 ай бұрын

I love this comment, it was worthy of me coming back to say so!

@user-qs7gx7rp7m

6 ай бұрын

@@DurantandFriends Thank you sir.

Thank you for these videos. I appreciate them. 😊

Thank You for posting !

Thank you for the upload. You are doing the world such a great favor!

This single video is basically what prompted me to read Thus Spake Zarathustra. So many good quotes in here.

Durant’s books including ‘The Story of Philosophy ’ and the History of the World were two of the books that I enjoyed during my college years. He is a story teller who weaves a tapestry of biography and thoughts of many a philosophers. And, there is no hatred in his writings. His love for his subjects shines through his pages. Neitzche occupies an important part of the book. So does Spinoza and all the others who followed them in the 20th century. In the world of ideas, there are disagreements, differences in perspective. But hatred, that is for just those who have lost their capacity to reflect and enjoy the kaleidoscopic colours that illuminates the world of philosophy.

@irfanullah5977

Жыл бұрын

the story of philosophy & History of the world, these book are very important for me because of I am student of philosophy.. sir please recommend me some book of philosophy!👨‍🏫✋

@thedude5740

Жыл бұрын

​@@irfanullah5977 Philo Sophia! Look up the Irish philosopher. I have many teachers of philosophy in my pocket, but John Scotus Eriugena was a great one that doesn't seem to be very well known.

@Whatever-00769

3 ай бұрын

I like Mel Brooks' movie better than the book.

Will Durant describes the genius (Nietzsche) poetically, music to the ears of the students of philosophy!

I must just add that Nietzsche's work, in my eyes, is also an attempt to reach out for others, to communicate to them his worth and validity. I am sure he was deeply hurt by his inability to communicate with his fellow men due to his extreme sensitivity and giftedness. He was reaching out for them and didn't enjoy, at least at times, his solitude but his giftedness condemned him to a life of solitude!

@thomaspaine9868

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, I always contended that Nietzsche easily had 40+ I.Q. points on everyone around him and was starving for someone to be on his level. He seems to have died never having found that person.

@smhollanshead

5 жыл бұрын

Perhaps it is the ultra sensitive among us who can see what the rest of us can’t see. It is not IQ that gives us this insight. It is our ability to see through the fog of chaos. We admire the ability for a person to see and speak the truth when we lack the vision, insight, or courage to do so ourselves.

@saimbhat6243

Жыл бұрын

LOL, I must add, in my eyes, you could not possibly say such inner feelings of historic figures unless they communicate to you through visions.

The problematic issues here are that MOST everything can be INTERPRETED from so many different angles... so we choose (depending on our temperament) which one is truer than the other... which one we like?? And that is my "fear" ---that I (and we) may be choosing the points of views we LIKE and not what is true? And furthermore, why should we choose the one that is true over the more useful?? Most truths are true enough for survival, so why choose a truth that diminishes our chances of it??

Love the narration, the information. No frills, no gimmicks, to the point and educational. New subscriber, and looking forward to learning about more amazing people of history.

I like this fella. I think he’ll make it to the big times

This portrayal of Nietzsche is the most comprehensive I've encountered, aligning closely with my own perspective on the philosopher. While acknowledging his brilliance, it's apparent that he grappled with instability, evident in his chaotic and contradictory writing style. "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" presents profound wisdom alongside elements of chaos and contradiction. Nietzsche's analysis of human nature and the underlying motivations behind societal norms is undoubtedly masterful, yet it's noteworthy that many of these themes are also explored in Dostoevsky's novels, an influence Nietzsche himself acknowledged. The excessive self-praise in "Ecce Homo" can indeed be off-putting, particularly when considering that many of Nietzsche's ideas have roots in earlier philosophies and literary works. For instance, concepts such as the Übermensch and the beyond good and evil mentality bear resemblance to the philosophy of Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment," who idolizes Napoleon and grapples with similar themes. Additionally, ideas like amor fati have parallels in Stoic philosophy, and the concept of eternal recurrence can be traced back to ancient Greek thought. In conclusion, Nietzsche was undoubtedly brilliant, but it's fair to question whether he is sometimes overrated, given the extent to which his ideas draw from earlier sources.

Great overview and detail. Well done!

@DurantandFriends

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate your comments and participation in the channel.

An excellent digest of Mr N - and a good spice of ironic humour with it.

"Will to Power" is not the same as "Will for Power". Nietzsche uses the term "Will to power", which is the most misunderstood of his premises. The term "Superman" is wrong. It must be "Overman" "Beyond-man".

@jimhanty8149

7 ай бұрын

Or Uberman..

Durant's History of Philosophy is still very readable!

I've discovered Will Durant!

@charlesputnam9370

3 жыл бұрын

Will Durant changed my whole life when I got his book at age 16 fifty years ago. I probably would never have made it to 66 years without philosophy. I was orphaned at 13 years old and took me to 35 before I began to understand enough philosophy to get my life together and learn to survive. My older brother did not make it and died a long time ago from mental illness and drug alcohol abuse.

@janethayes5941

3 жыл бұрын

Me too and I don't know how I missed him for all these years!

@janethayes5941

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesputnam9370 oh that's so sad! I'm glad you made it.💞

@charlesputnam9370

3 жыл бұрын

@@janethayes5941 I spent a lot of time reading philosophy in my youth. Spinoza had the biggest affect .

@janethayes5941

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesputnam9370 well that testimony alone makes me think I'll check him out. Thanks!

Thanks Will, may all souls rest in peace!

this is very enjoyable, I do not see any problem with the way Will Durant explains things, he just explains them as close to what NIETZSCHE thought

@Infamous41

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@edgali

8 ай бұрын

Yes, I see people mad at his “criticism” of Nietzche in the comments, but as far as I can tell Durant is very unbiased in how he presents the life and work.

"Love itself is only a desire for possession...Courtship is combat and mating is mastery."

@DurantandFriends

4 ай бұрын

This is coming from the man who couldn't make a meaningful, lifelong bond with a woman, I would say that his perspectives are missing the wisdom of experience and are contaminated with resentment.

You open with this shot of Nietzsche posing with “the hidden hand“ of various secret societies. Tells me a lot right there.

Does anyone know what this series is? All the videos that Rocky C uploads of Will Durant - who is reading his work? Is it an audiobook series? Which one? Thanks!! Love these videos!

Thank you for the story and narrator is great and the sun is shining and the music is great and I'm liking the wine and thought accessories taste like dried mushrooms,life is good in Tennessee,stay safe everyone

“How he longed to be a sinner, this incorrigible saint.” 🖤

Thank you for to share the true culture. Extraordinary voice.

Thank you.

many a philosopher has died when his child was born. lol. true words.

@paladintank7515

4 жыл бұрын

The wind blew through the key hole saying COME and my door opened itself cunningly saying GO by i Lay fettered for my love into my Children

@artofthepossible7329

3 жыл бұрын

​@@dancingbanana627 On my end I've yet to find a great Western philosopher who has kids, a couple have been married but no known children.

@neofelisherod2947

3 жыл бұрын

The philosopher would've been born of a family and developed of that basis, as each of us has been born. Though of us who engages philosophically may make decisions how to,conduct ones self. The philosopher is born as a child developing from the family unit.

very good! thank you

Amazing ❤

@DurantandFriends

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 😄

"Nietzsche said that the life we lived we're gonna live over again the exact same way for eternity. Great. That means I'll have to sit through the Ice Capades again."

@bigdaddywigglymcwiggilston5431

Жыл бұрын

Bahaha but not as bad as taking a driving course for 30 hrs and than getting into multiple car crashes.

What an amazing picture

Not masses but the creation of genius is the goal of evolution

@DurantandFriends

6 ай бұрын

Be careful with the observation is the only words of wisdom (prudence) that I can offer when reasoning in that form of perfection.

@eric.aaron.castro

6 ай бұрын

@@DurantandFriends there is no perfection but evolution.

his nervous system seemed designed for his suffering....brilliant

Very interesting

“Fitness” is not about strength. It is about one’s “fit” to the environment. A strong organism that is not fit for the current environment can easily perish.

@DurantandFriends

6 ай бұрын

It's interesting to put the darwinian perpective in an experiencial framework. I've always thought the that two didn't mix well.

That voice sounds like Grover Gardner. A good reader.

life repeats itself, though now with technology and generations more confused than ever since the first beginning. Past is the past and put it behind.

Correction Mr. Durant... Zarathustra goes down to men when he is 40, not 30

Lmfao. Nice hidden hand pose right from jump street his first picture when he's 16 lol.

@martinarreguy2984

2 ай бұрын

The hidden hand and all-seeing eye great observation definitely initiated. A sneaky bunch they are to us the profaine!

Reminds me of my friend Jeff and all our discussions...Jeff if you see this "Hi".

44:07 I need to learn that phrase!

Will Durant was exceptional.

9:16 "...from who's safe distance he could observe the bloody ironies of Bismarck." I'll admit I only caught it on the third listen.

51:50 Perfect!! 52:03 --- 54:28. That's almost all we need to remember. ""...not mankind but the overman is the goal. The very last thing a sensible man would undertake would be to "improve" mankind; Mankind does NOT improve, it does NOT even exist, it's an abstraction..." And we've all wasted so much damn time attempting to improve Humanity, the remnants of christian thinking, only to see it slip right back to where it was, saying and pretending it does want to improve, but really just sucking your time and effort and other resources and WASTING them on nothing.

@myquestformeaning8251

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well! I love those quotes too.

Coming back to this after listening to durrant some more it's strange how hostile he is towards Nietchze considering he quotes and references him many times throughout his work. Maybe he considered Nietchze a good counterweight to his Christian even egalitarian leaning morality at times. Perhaps he started to appreciate Nietchze more when writing his long history overviews and realised just how darwinistic humanity is (and not a bad thing) and slave morality in religion became more apparent. Who knows.

Our Oriental Heritage is excellent. One of his Story of Civilization series .

@DurantandFriends

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comments. I am happy that you are enjoying it.

40:24 "eytemologies that are not quite beyond reproach" 57:40

Living alone far from others for an extended period of time made Nietzsche's views sound extreme for those used to live in 'society'. But who said that their view of life was the right one, wasn't it for democracy that gives them the right to voice their opinions? Here comes the heart of the problem as I see it! Nietzsche was clearly a genius, of course, incomparable to Durant who can, at best, try to understand Nietzsche. Regarding Master morality, anyone who ever tried to help someone, torn by inner turmoil and infected by sloth and mediocrity, realizes soon enough that the help and support one gives them never bears fruit and they will used by the mediocre just to get these brief moments of warmth before reverting back to their lazy life. Master morality says you have to leave them to perish and I think Nietzsche is right here because anyway, the effort won't bear any fruit but just keeps them and mediocrity with them alive and comfortable. Slave morality comes into the picture to oblige the strong to give a helping hand to these mediocre out of solidarity and compassion! This is the lie that the 'slaves' use to gain control of the strong. Again, as with most other ideas, Nietzsche can be understood only by people who have similar experiences and he never ceases to mention that. Those who live in the comfort of their jobs and homes; who never deeply struggled with life; who are not extremely passionate and gifted will not see themselves in Nietzsche and will criticize him as being strange, egotistic, insane and so on! He actually warned against this in 'the problem of Socrates' where the herd will have the upper hand with dialectics. Nietzsche has his readers and those who identify with his philosophy (those who have new ears for new music); the others shall not waste time criticizing this in-their-eyes-lunatic man. The fact that Nietzsche stands today and is spoken about so widely within and outside the western culture and is considered a major event in philosophical thought, proves beyond doubt that the man changed our view of the world and imagined new ways for humanity. Durant judges Nietzsche with the morality reigning in our times because Durant is fully a product of his time; while Nietzsche had the privilege and the misfortune of living alone i.e. speak in the spirit of his time but also himself.

@DirtyNicko1

7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@kellershawn2969

7 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@michaelxpettis

6 жыл бұрын

oooh, baby et all her Spinoza?

@safwanshow

5 жыл бұрын

Russel criticizes Nietzche far harshly than Durant

@dskeffington

5 жыл бұрын

5⁵⁵⁵⁵⁵⁵

Is there a way to add this to spotify so i can listen to this in my car?

@DurantandFriends

2 ай бұрын

That's a great idea. I think I can do it. Watch for Durant and Friends on Spotify; give me a week to get everything uploaded.

I like Will Durant's analysis and critique.

Excellent book. I loved the section regarding the absurdity of democracy, sensitivity and the Germans antipathetic view of the superman.

The narration is so subjectively critical that it never attempts to describe Nietzsche's philosophy in a coherent way. I'd prefer to hear Nietzsche before hearing from someone who has an obvious negative opinion of the man.

I think this is my 10th time I listen to this or even more I love Will Durant.

Nietzsche’s life in and of itself is a Greek tragedy. RIP Nietzsche. And thank you for all that you gave our world you. You brilliant mad bastard you ❤

@AL_THOMAS_777

10 ай бұрын

Nietzsche is amazing.

@abhimanyukarnawat7441

2 жыл бұрын

No he lives on till eternity.

I used to own this book. Found it in a used book store. It was my gateway to philosophy. On a side note - his beautiful house is in the Hollywood Hills. I think of him & Ariel every time when I drive by.

Rocky C. Can you put the entire Story of Civilization, chapter by chapter on here?

You know the thumbnail is a Freemason pose?

A wonderful review of the work of the most important thinker to date, I’d argue more so than Plato himself. The truth is so painful and unpleasant but still sweeter than the self deception.

"Wagner half Jewish "?//Durants in a world of his own with that one

Why have you disabled closed captions? They really help me.

"Seldom has a man paid so greater price for genius" - The trilogy of madness: "Hölderlin, Schumann, Nietzsche"

@andrewbell2712

3 жыл бұрын

And the great Beevis and the mighty Butthead!

@boomerhgt

3 жыл бұрын

Andrew Bell Grow up

@davebeecher6579

3 жыл бұрын

AC/DC rocks

@shannonm.townsend1232

2 жыл бұрын

@Poika Jack Parsons. Or better yet, Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton; his exploits are unmatched.

@shannonm.townsend1232

2 жыл бұрын

What happened to Schuman?

Excellent. Thanks for this; Nietzsche was the biggest western influence on Iqbal; one of the best thinkers of Asia.

@irfanullah5977

Жыл бұрын

excuse me Sir I know him Iqbal he was our poet of Pakistan most of philosophy of Iqbal is related of Islamic and we can say that say I have studied him shayari mashriq.... 🥀✋ thank you for your view

It's good to hear those thoughts which run contrary to those most popular in our time. They refresh.

From Wiki: William James "Will" Durant was an American writer, historian, and philosopher. He became best known for his work The Story of Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy, described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy".More at Wikipedia Born: William James Durant, Nov 5, 1885, North Adams, Massachusetts, United States Died: Nov 7, 1981, Los Angeles, California, United States Occupation: Historian, writer, philosopher, teacher

@Oners82

4 жыл бұрын

Is there a point to that?

@corvettefever360

3 жыл бұрын

The " Absolute power corrupts absolutely " is by Will & Ariel Durant , by the way. Just saying

@petercarson7260

3 жыл бұрын

David Grant : respectfully - you are quite mistaken, as to origin of what may be referred to as a “legal bromide” . Lord Achton 1870 “Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power, corrupts absolutely. “

lol, almost as good as the one on Voltaire. "the nerves of a shelley, the stomach of a carlyle, the soul of a girl under the armour of a warrior"

@lauraastudillo411

6 жыл бұрын

Dejawolf?… … pLPp

@simpinainteasy680

5 жыл бұрын

A Chicken Hawk from history.

@demetriramoundos7625

5 жыл бұрын

yet the warrior remained naked

@atashakgem

4 жыл бұрын

Best description of him well done 👍🏻

@explodingheadtrick2350

3 жыл бұрын

... and a mustache that makes Daniel Plainview look like Errol Flynn.

Nietzsche never said his books were for everyone.

@user-rf4vy8rc3j

9 ай бұрын

He was sick when he died, come on. Who wrote this stuff.

Master of the second veil

I find power hunger individuals are paranoid....about staying in power....as a person with no aspiration to be lord over anyone...i find myself quite happy!!! ..i don't need to rule anyone...to be relevant ....THIS IS MY SHOW!!!!...WHEN I AM DEAD THE SHOW IS OVER FOR ME!!! SO I AM THE MOST RELEVANT PERSON ....IN MY LIFE...WHEN I AM GONE...SHOW OVER!!!

Actually "Superman" stems from Emerson's "Over Soul" ...as is so much of Nietzsche's writing.

@spencerwinston4334

3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating observation, please elaborate if possible on how and to the extent Emerson influenced Nietzsche. Emerson and Nietzsche are both seemingly from another realm in their Olympian talents and full-spectrum, profound understanding of the human condition. Thank you for sharing.

@spencerwinston4334

3 жыл бұрын

Jung revealed the distinguishing skill that catapulted Nietzsche into the league of Plato beyond perhaps even Schopenhauer, and Emerson. Nietzsche was highly trained as a classical philologist immersed in the original sources of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. Hence, Nietzsche gained a profound knowledge of the greatest minds of antiquity and could read the source material in a direct first-hand way and not rely on second-hand accounts. Imagine being able to understand all the nuances of source material from the Bible in Hebrew or Plato in Greek to appreciate the nuances and meanings of texts directly rather than to accept second hand some other scholars' interpretation of the passage. Nietzsche's devastating critique of the intellectual edifice of the times originated because he knew how the professors of the time masked the truth to push an agenda, protect an intellectual moat, or just hide the truth from themselves or others for either lack of courage, intellectual depth, or other sinister reasons. Nietzsche lived and breathed for the truth. Just as a world-class poker player has to live, breathe and sleep poker to be a world champion, a philosopher on the Olympian level of Nietzsche has to breathe the mountain air of truth every day in a way not possible for a man involved in a daily business or practice such as Jung. Sure, the business can keep the man "grounded", but to reach Nietzsche's Olympian level and full-spectrum dominance philosophical level you need the foundational basics of classical philology combined with a passion and instinct for truth based off an actual reading of ancient wisdom in the original. As German philosopher Schopenhauer observed, unless a man can read Latin and Greek in the original, there will always be a hole in the scholar's education that undermines the depth of his intellectual thought. This observation is a bitter pill for us all in a vapid age of mass media and hollow men. Nietzsche was just such an intellectual tour de force that we will probably never able to appreciate his greatness or sublime gifts to humanity. Greek and Latin are not emphasized in today's propaganda mills of liberal arts universities or even at the time of Jung when studying Latin and Greek required hard work most were not willing to endure. Nietzsche was a sublime gift to humanity, and in fact his Navy Seal like attack on the soft, descendent Western philosophers and clergy of the time came with devastating force and mountain lightning speed. Ultimately though, Nietzsche's attack came out of a deep love for man and his no limit potential. Once the blinders came off and courageous, disciplined men were made aware of what the actual classical and Biblical texts meant free of some political or mercenary agenda, Nietzsche allows us all to share in the love for the search for truth. In this sense, Nietzsche, in exposing the agendas of many "translations" and university moat protecting "degrees" brings us all back to ourselves and our higher man potential once we breathe the mountain air of truth, and discover how the truth makes us all free from the agendas and deception of the establishment.

The second part of this Audio is incredible.

crazeee!

Beauty.

1:00:00

Nature goes on forever for everyone and everything to return as everyone and everything an infinite number of times through evolutionary processes. 🌌

what a beautiful biography

@hazevilleflowers5477

6 жыл бұрын

John Phillip R. Pesebre horrifying though😬😬

where does the information come from? good video

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

If you want to understand Nietzsche, then read Nietzsche

Philosophy starts at 40:20

I PREFER THE RULE OF SHOP KEEPERS TO THAT OF MADMEN, OR JABBA THE HUT.

Perhaps Durant would be an authority on Nietzsche in our Day had he understood Nietzsche's Will to Power as the culmination of a Higher Drive for Art and Music. Stimmt Das. Durant suffers from infection by the ideological WWI and WWII. C.f . Kaufmann and DeLeuze.

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

Nietzsche didn't write The Will To Power, as any philosopher will tell you. His sister compiled roughly equivalent notes of his together and also wrote in her own anti-semetic remarks and her own Lust for power peppers the book. Nietzsche was dying under the influence on mental illness by this time.

Nietzsche and Schopenhauer appealed to logic...their critics and champions of opposing ideals use appeals to your emotion. And it's ultimately always more effective to manipulate people through appeals to their emotion than their logic. Those that try to manipulate your emotions are trying to control you, those that appeal to your logic are trying to liberate you.

@shellyshelly9218

Жыл бұрын

What a ridiculous over-simplification. Nietzsche absolutely did not appeal to logic, quite the opposite. Go and read him!

Five minutes into it, and already I am disgusted. The author (Will Durant, presumably) seems not only to have a lot of beef with Nietzsche (something apparently noted by the reader - presumably one Rocky C - since his voice is downright dripping with hate) but also with Bismarck and with Germany in general. Just for your information, Bismarck did not say that "blood and iron" SHOULD decide all matters. He simply pointed out in one speech that the Prussian defense budget was too low at the time, saying essentially to the parliamentarians: "Do you really think that an enemy, after having defeated our forces, will care about the majority decisions of this house? Do not be naive! Blood and iron decide in the end!" The latter phrase is taken from a patriotic poem, "The Iron Cross" by Max von Schenkendorf, calling people to fight against the tyranny Napoleon Bonaparte (saying in one of the last stanzas, butchering it and losing the rhyme: "only iron can save us, only blood can redeem us, from the heavy chains of sin, from the wantonness of evil." - a typical patriotic poem as many were made in times of war, however in this case one known to every Prussian in the mid 19th century). In other words, Bismarck is reminding the audience essentially: "Remember what liberated us from Napoleon! It wasn't parlamentarian decisions but arms and fighting!" The whole allusion that Bismarck said good-by to all principles is mistaken, or, quite often, a deliberate untruth, spread by anti-german propagandist (politicians, journalists and historians among others, usually with the practical purpose of justifying the two world wars the Anglo-Saxon nations have fought egainst Germany, in both cases siding with abject dicatorships and employing the most cruel means of warfare, treating the defeated Germany in the most brutal way in the aftermarth of each, all of which needs justification). But to depict it as if 19th century Germany was an utterly immoral nation in a Europe "rotten by democracy and ideals", as the author prefers to frame it in a cynical, pseudo-"German" view, utterly distorts the nature of things. The "altruist" principles of the actually very imperalist powers France and Britain are not very far reaching (please feel free to check this for yourself, it is not so hard to find three examples for it). The nation of France has traditionally (and consistently through the ages) a very ruthless nature, whereas Britain, with its distinctly cynical character, feels a strong urge to hide ist own (very considerable) ambitions under a thick layer of hypocrisy. The Germans in turn, had always a very good-natured (albeit naive, which may be only the flip-side of the coin) outlook. To be virtous, as well as to be perceived as virtous by others, has always beeen the great tick of them (understand this and you understand a good deal about Germany). It is in this environment that a simple PRAGMATIST (and not immoralist) like Bismarck stands out ("We need a strong military, if the push comes to a shove being right and lawful won't help us!"). Had Bismarck been a French prime minister, nobody would have noticed anything out of the ordinary about the man's attitude. Or in other words, the whole introduction about the ruthless, immoral (just use the word: "evil", don't be shy) nature of Germany, rising to power to do God knows what, of which Nietzsche became the voice, is, pardon my French, utter poppycock. Actually, the newfounded German Reich (which was never much of an Empire as in Imperium) was a surprisingly peaceful and highly civilised nation, successful in science and industry because of its cultural (especially Prussian) outlook, its resourcefulness and protestant work ethic. It was in fact not much less democratic than England. (Surprised by this assertion? Yes, the parliament in London had more powers, however the German Reich had a WAY more modern and fair franchise - it actually warrants a discussion which of the two nations was the more democratic one). What is more, Nietzsche himself did not like the defeat of France in 1871 - he held France in highest esteem (England not so much btw), and he did not like the idea of a German Reich (the latter word meaning just "Realm") at all. He suspected that this would only cause the rise of democracy and egalitarism, which in turn would give way to socialism, to the complete detriment of refinement and culture. In other words, he saw democratism and nationalism as steps on the road of collectivism, while being very much an individualist himself. If it sounds surprising to have a German, even a born Prussian, as a great individualist (and it is difficult to outdo Nietzsche in this regard, idiosyncratic as his thinking was), well, he left Germany soon enough, to live in Switzerland, later he preferred Italy. In his later works he endlessly rants against Germany, Germans and German culture (possibly having something in common with Mr Durant, albeit for different reasons), also complaining that he would be read and appreciated everywhere, from England to Spain, from Russia to America, but not in Europe's "large flatland", Germany. Or to finally sum it up: In my opinion, the author of the above suffers from the most serious and malignant of misconceptions about the nature of Germany, Bismarck and Nietzsche himself. My thanks to any reader who has made it down this far for his or her marvelous attentiveness. :)

@joshmagee1

6 жыл бұрын

Kit5une131313 I couldn't agree more. Great points and thoroughly explained!

@MrLapogianni

6 жыл бұрын

i suspect I agree but your reply is way too long (who do you think you are to write so many words? You should first explain why we should read them all)

@Kit5une131313

6 жыл бұрын

It was a kind of rant, just to get it of my chest. After finishing, I become aware that I had created a monstrosity and considered deleting it but decided against it (expecting nobody to read this anyway). I am surprised that apparently some people did struggle through this lead desert of mine and I sincerely apologize for the hardship I caused.

@MrLapogianni

6 жыл бұрын

my point (on long comments) is "philosophical": the new social media call for short comments (no elaboration) o/w nobody reads them (so most comments are either praise or insults); if you do read many long comments, well, you have a lot of time to waste. This is a catch 22. How can we be selective? Who screens?

@CurlCobain

6 жыл бұрын

Kit5une131313 yeah 5minutes into your comment and... 😉

SUCH A PRINCIPLE STRIPPED OF ALL DISGUISE IS THE MERE PRIMITIVE DOCTRINE THAT MIGHT EQUALS RIGHT.

I love Durant talks.

How do I find the person that is behind this channel?

He was an incredible man,he tried to substitute the actual morality of this world ,but it is almost impossible to even mention such intention,we will embrace our interpretation of our decadent sense of morality and when he speaks of the Superman he refers to the great man or human that may be found only in the future, But that is so far in time that it will take centuries to find those that will be born in a society free of the toxicity injected in every human at the time we are born and then we spend a life time searching the truth.

It would be much better with subtitles.

Durant is a venomous contrarian who uses insult rather than rebuttal to combat opposing philosophy.

Does anyone know which translation of Thus Spake Zarathustra Will Durant uses? Because whenever I search for this book, all I get is the version by "Thomas Common", and it's much less delightful.

@artofthepossible7329

3 жыл бұрын

According to Wiki, if it isn't Common it would have to be Alexander Tille.