This reminds me a lot of the concept of "Christ Consciousness" that is talked about in some more modern Christian-spiritualist movements: the idea that regular humans can become more like Christ, becoming divine in spirit (either metaphorically, or literally in a mystical sense), while still being mortal in body. The goal is to be like God incarnated as a man (like Jesus Christ, or as close to that ideal as possible), to be in the world but not of the world.
"Life" is only what you make it... and how you react to others, who either attempt to usurp it from you, or beguile you, to willingly and foolishly give it away.
Thanks for the explanation, I've been looking for a clear one for a while now. I wanted to ask your thoughts on how the knight of faith can compare or even be a better aspirational figure to the Ubermensche. How would the ideal Knight of faith compare to the actualized Ubermensche?
He mentions it at the end of the video. As I understand it, the Knight of Faith is someone who has fully given themselves over to the will of God, fully trusting in their faith, but also still embracing and living life (not becoming an ascetic or anything like that). The ubermensche also embraces life, but in contrast the Ubermensche does not follow any external principles or authority, but has undergone the process of rejecting all of the values of society and forged his own values. An ubermensche is basically just someone who lives whole-heartedly by their own values, which they have created from the ground up. The Knight of Faith's values come from faith in God, while the Ubermensche's come from within.
This reminds me a lot of the concept of "Christ Consciousness" that is talked about in some more modern Christian-spiritualist movements: the idea that regular humans can become more like Christ, becoming divine in spirit (either metaphorically, or literally in a mystical sense), while still being mortal in body. The goal is to be like God incarnated as a man (like Jesus Christ, or as close to that ideal as possible), to be in the world but not of the world.
"Life" is only what you make it... and how you react to others, who either attempt to usurp it from you, or beguile you, to willingly and foolishly give it away.
Great video
Amazing video
Thanks!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thanks for the explanation, I've been looking for a clear one for a while now. I wanted to ask your thoughts on how the knight of faith can compare or even be a better aspirational figure to the Ubermensche. How would the ideal Knight of faith compare to the actualized Ubermensche?
He mentions it at the end of the video. As I understand it, the Knight of Faith is someone who has fully given themselves over to the will of God, fully trusting in their faith, but also still embracing and living life (not becoming an ascetic or anything like that). The ubermensche also embraces life, but in contrast the Ubermensche does not follow any external principles or authority, but has undergone the process of rejecting all of the values of society and forged his own values. An ubermensche is basically just someone who lives whole-heartedly by their own values, which they have created from the ground up. The Knight of Faith's values come from faith in God, while the Ubermensche's come from within.
Do you remember the name of the painting from the thumbnail?
The Temptation of Sir Percival
Wasn't Kierkegaard a 18th century philosopher, not 19th century?
The 19th century was between 1801 and 1900. Kierkegaard lived from 1813-1855. So he was a 19th century philosopher. :)
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it