Not just read, but think. Too many people escape boredom by scrolling TikTok. Rather than escape boredom, we should embrace it and use that solitude to ponder mysteries and explore our own philosophical perspectives.
No, its fine. He said philosophy, not history of philosophy. Philosophy does not require any education. A tribesman without the cability to read or write can be a philosopher; however, getting educated about the history of philosophy makes it much easier to progress for most.
@@GnosticAtheist Yeah, no. It is like saying "I like physics, but never heard of Einstein". The name Nietsche is common knowledge, it doesn't require a degree in philosophy.
Really? So if you love a subject or the idea of the subject you have to come to that conclusion only after you have already learned all there is to know? Can you say "I am a lover of music" and yet not have heard, yet, of one particular influential musician? Surely the love of the music you do know will lead you to discover more music including by creators you haven't yet encountered.
@@toxiccc777 So, to be quite interested in philsophy one has to have read or at least heard of each and every philosopher? Do we include only western philosophers or do we also include middle eastern, indian, eastern, southern american and african philosophers? And from which era, all of them, back to at least mesopotamia? Philosophy is a huge field, one would need a hundred lifetimes to have even read a single book of each. Maybe he didn't get to NietZsches particular corner of philosophy yet?
No, we don't need more philosophers, we need more honest self-reflection and discussion with our community. We take from philosophers that which rings true to our own experience so the realisation is already within us just not reaching the level of consciousness. Just as fish do not think about the water in which they swim, neither do we think much about our own zeitgeist. Philosophers help us to reverse that difficulty by raising our levels of awareness. The outcomes of formal philosophy are very easily twisted, however. Nietzsche was Hitler's favourite philosopher, for example. The idea of "ubermensche" greatly appealed to him and he wanted the Aryan race and Germans in particular to become the supermen of the modern age. White Christian nationalism in your own country has similar roots. Another good vlog JPS, always thought provoking
This is an interesting direction, Joel. Excellent video - I'd love some more of this. Unfortunately I never managed to get past ancient Greece. I still find the teachings of Stoicism fascinating and personally helpful, and Socrates "Socratic method" is an excellent tool when trying to ascertain the veracity of unsupported statements.
Nietzsche is a good antidote, a hammer to break chains, but not a real guide. One must be inspired by him, and then overcome him just the same to be free and yourself. We honor his ideas best, if we overcome him and take our own take.
Consider this: The superman is able to take revenge, but chooses, in most cases, another path. The early Christian was not able to take revenge, and called it forgiveness. - Taking revenge is not "good", its just the reason for forgiveness, the reason you choose not to act out desire, in the Christian, is fear. Fear of hell, fear of the state. A superman on the other hand, is supposed to control their emotions and understand their cognition, and act accordingly. Now, I am not saying this is what would happen or if "superman" can be a real thing, that is another topic. What is clear however, is that acting on impulses or emotion, such as vengeance, is "below human"; its beastial. Forgiveness is only valuable when you understand the psychology of the agressor and what is actually going on, not when you do it out of fear.
I always understood Nietzsches Superman in conjunction with his famous words "God is dead, and we unalived him". If we are to get rid of religion as our moral basis, we have to become said superman or we will regress to babarism. And yes, what you say is quite right, what differentiates us from a simple animal or barbarian is our unique human capability for reason and emotional control. But, looking at the happenings of social media, etc., this capability doesn't seem to be universal.
@@augustiner3821 Oh no i dont, he is good! Actually it was meant in a friendly like buddies mocking each other. Enough not so bright people everywhere including myself 😅
Becoming who you really are requires courage,,,,the type of courage that exposes one to others critiquing,,,,not always welcome but the best way to armour yourself against others opinions is to devalue their ability to have any impact.
Joel, Nietzsche is only an important philosopher if you believe in ‘Supremacism’: the believe that some people are born ‘superior’ to other people, particularly in regards to race; and are naturally selected, to rule over ‘other’ peoples. Nietzsche philosophy became popular with the Far-Right in Germany in the 1930, with the German ‘Nation Socialists’ (Nazis), and was the ideological basis for Germany’s subjugation of non-Germanic peoples, and the extermination of the European Jews between 1941 and 1945. Who they regarded as ‘Sub-humans’. His ideas are still popular with extreme Far-Right groups today around the world. Freidrich Nietzsche ideas form the basis of many ‘pseudo scientific’ race theories, political movements and policies today. In India, the ruling Hindu Nations Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), base many of their policies on Nietzsche ideas, in their repression of the Muslim minority in that country. This video is a propaganda piece, which is really about recruiting gullible young people to Far-Right politics. His idea of the “Man and Superman” is the basis of many ‘Race Supremacist’ political ideologies on the extreme Far-Right of politics. The notion of being the Superman (‘Ubermensch’), or becoming the Superman. Is the lure or bait that attract people into extremes Far-Right racist politics. Nietzsche ideas, were who drove German expansionism, leading to World War 2. Because the Germans viewed themselves as Superman (‘Ubermensch’), and their neighbouring people as their inferiors, and sought to rule over them or exterminate them. The same thing that is going on in Gaza right now. Only this time if is the Jews exterminating the Palestinians. Because the Jews think themselves ‘Ubermensch’. It should be remember that Freidrich Nietzsche was mentally ill, and they all of those who practise his philosophy, and following the rantings of a madman. A cleaver madman. But still mentally ill.
In my opinion, taking revenge doesn't do any good, but forgiveness is equally bad. Finding common ground by talking and negotiating is a possibility we humans have, and we should use it more often. Except for the alcohol thing, Nietzsche wasn't far from Karl Marx who wrote that "religion is the opium of the people", and I can agree with that. What was said about the "God is dead" quote is absolutely true, and Nietzsche's idea of replacing belief by human arts at least has influenced our culture a bit. However, I'm not sure if the ancient Greek drama changed their society for the better. There's much interpreted into it which probably didn't exist because, after all, people are people, and they went there for entertainment. Having said that all, I once tried to read Nietzsche, but his use of the German language and of philosophical terms were beyond my understanding. I had a more or less scientific education, so I'm more used to texts that are straightforward. Maybe when I'll retire I'll try Nietzsche again, but I'm not sure yet.
I always interpreted the words "god is dead (and we unalived him)" as Nietzsches observation, the significance of religion started to slowly but surely die, starting with the french revolution. Sure he himself didn't particularily like christianity, but he was in search for another moral basis for society to stand on for the time religion died out completely. Thus the superman, which we have to become for the time religion is gone, otherwise we would regress to barbarism (aka purely instinct and emotion based behavior).
The aversion to Christianity may also have something to do with the fact that Nietzsche's father was a Lutheran pastor. A number of his ancestors were as well, and even his mother came from a pastor's family.
*My greatest concern is how to recover from all these economic and global troubles and stay afloat especially with the political power tussle going on in US. The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance. We need to take our financial life serious.....I recommend stock market investment and digital currencies*
Having multiple streams of income is essential for financial security. Relying solely on a job does not guarantee stability, especially with high tax rates. It's important to exceed expectations and aim for greater financial stability.
Cryptocurrency is bringing a different revolution in the world economy, people who are optimistic investors earn consistently, others will just sit and watch
As a beginner, having a mentor is crucial for staying on track. I'm fortunate to have guidance from renowned market expert, Brenda Hiscock, whose valuable insights keep me accountable and focused.
For philosophy it's good when you can/learn German, because the translation is never so good /precise as the Original, because there is the general thoughts/mainset of the Germans inbedetinit, especially in philosophy.( I hope, I could make myself clear)
Schoppenhauer, Hegel, Heidegger, Marx, Adorno, Arendt, ... There are dozens of German philosophers, more than from any other country. Hence Germany, the land of poets and thinkers!
Nietzsche is just a dude. a smart one but still. entertaining those thoughts of his is valuable, but that he's said it does not necessarily mean it's true.
A narcissist whose last words were "mom, I'm stupid" (but in German) More than philosophy his was literature, he is a writer for adolescents with insufficiencies, more influential, unfortunately (to the Nazis, for example) than he should be.
Hey, nice reaction! School of life videos kind of got me into some "new" (for me) philosophers as well. However his videos are quite inaccurate if you know these thinkers better. One really good channel on Nietzsche is calles "essentialsalts", if you want to dive deeper. No visuals and editing, but top class insights. He has a 47 minute answer to this video, taking it apart a bit. ruclips.net/video/X2tZcfjXbtY/видео.html Give it a try. Nietzsche is often misrepresented, either because people cant be bothered to actually read him or because they want to strawman him. Take school of life videos as a window into philosophy, but if you find anything interesting, do yourself a favor and look up some other sources.
The problem with reading Nietzsche is that every single paragraph gives you so much to think that you don't go on with the book.
We don't need more philosophers we just need people to read more.
What we don't need is 10 min RUclips videos when reading one of his books takes a year. :-)
Yes he's an Amazing thinker
Not just read, but think. Too many people escape boredom by scrolling TikTok. Rather than escape boredom, we should embrace it and use that solitude to ponder mysteries and explore our own philosophical perspectives.
new hair cuts looking tight...its YOU bro. Nietzsche has been my fav. philosopher since I was in Junior high.
"I am a lover of philosophy."
"I have never heard of Nietsche."
Please pick one.
No, its fine. He said philosophy, not history of philosophy.
Philosophy does not require any education. A tribesman without the cability to read or write can be a philosopher; however, getting educated about the history of philosophy makes it much easier to progress for most.
@@GnosticAtheist Yeah, no. It is like saying "I like physics, but never heard of Einstein". The name Nietsche is common knowledge, it doesn't require a degree in philosophy.
Really? So if you love a subject or the idea of the subject you have to come to that conclusion only after you have already learned all there is to know?
Can you say "I am a lover of music" and yet not have heard, yet, of one particular influential musician? Surely the love of the music you do know will lead you to discover more music including by creators you haven't yet encountered.
@@finncullen Yes, if you say you're a Metal head and never heard the name "Metallica" I am calling bullshit on you.
@@toxiccc777 So, to be quite interested in philsophy one has to have read or at least heard of each and every philosopher? Do we include only western philosophers or do we also include middle eastern, indian, eastern, southern american and african philosophers? And from which era, all of them, back to at least mesopotamia? Philosophy is a huge field, one would need a hundred lifetimes to have even read a single book of each. Maybe he didn't get to NietZsches particular corner of philosophy yet?
No, we don't need more philosophers, we need more honest self-reflection and discussion with our community. We take from philosophers that which rings true to our own experience so the realisation is already within us just not reaching the level of consciousness. Just as fish do not think about the water in which they swim, neither do we think much about our own zeitgeist. Philosophers help us to reverse that difficulty by raising our levels of awareness. The outcomes of formal philosophy are very easily twisted, however. Nietzsche was Hitler's favourite philosopher, for example. The idea of "ubermensche" greatly appealed to him and he wanted the Aryan race and Germans in particular to become the supermen of the modern age. White Christian nationalism in your own country has similar roots. Another good vlog JPS, always thought provoking
"Those who follow the herd only see assholes!"
"Hinter der Trommel
trotten die Kälber.
Das Fell für die Trommel
liefern sie selber."
(Bertolt Brecht)
Yes! More philosophy! Do one about Kierkegaard, Kant and Jung!
Keep this up!’ Keep asking lots of questions, and wonder!!
Great stuff!
"God is dead." (Nietzsche, 1883)
"Nietzsche is dead." (God, 1900)
😂
"And I killed him." (Also God... perhaps...)
This is an interesting direction, Joel. Excellent video - I'd love some more of this.
Unfortunately I never managed to get past ancient Greece. I still find the teachings of Stoicism fascinating and personally helpful, and Socrates "Socratic method" is an excellent tool when trying to ascertain the veracity of unsupported statements.
Great video and interesting topic!
i love the different topics you dare to tackle ! Great video, great work Jps 🙂 (the haircut is ...well.... just ok 🙂 )
More on topic than my other comment: Would be neat if this became a philosophy series, but also fine if this is just a one-off thing.
Nietzsche is a good antidote, a hammer to break chains, but not a real guide. One must be inspired by him, and then overcome him just the same to be free and yourself. We honor his ideas best, if we overcome him and take our own take.
I knew you probably heard the line "what doesn't kill me makes me stronger", which is by Nietzsche. 😅
Consider this: The superman is able to take revenge, but chooses, in most cases, another path. The early Christian was not able to take revenge, and called it forgiveness. - Taking revenge is not "good", its just the reason for forgiveness, the reason you choose not to act out desire, in the Christian, is fear. Fear of hell, fear of the state. A superman on the other hand, is supposed to control their emotions and understand their cognition, and act accordingly.
Now, I am not saying this is what would happen or if "superman" can be a real thing, that is another topic. What is clear however, is that acting on impulses or emotion, such as vengeance, is "below human"; its beastial. Forgiveness is only valuable when you understand the psychology of the agressor and what is actually going on, not when you do it out of fear.
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I always understood Nietzsches Superman in conjunction with his famous words "God is dead, and we unalived him". If we are to get rid of religion as our moral basis, we have to become said superman or we will regress to babarism. And yes, what you say is quite right, what differentiates us from a simple animal or barbarian is our unique human capability for reason and emotional control.
But, looking at the happenings of social media, etc., this capability doesn't seem to be universal.
I like watching US people tipping their toe into intellectual topics...its like watching the toddler learning how to walk.
You might have a point in general, but this guy is bright. No reason to mock him.
@@augustiner3821 Oh no i dont, he is good! Actually it was meant in a friendly like buddies mocking each other. Enough not so bright people everywhere including myself 😅
Yes jps loved this
Knowing how to live and be 'successful' in life didn't help Nietzsche. His life was a failure.
Looking pretty fresh, now you only need to bring back the cheek/jawline stubble as well and you're good to go.
he looks horrible!!!!!
He looks horrible! Either lost a bet or new girlfriend/boyfriend?
YES ,,,,, The hair looks good,,,, your lucky to have a perfect head shape. Philosophy could be an extra university degree.
He looks horrible! Either lost a bet or new girlfriend/boyfriend?
And so spoke Zarathustra. By him is an easy tead in quote form is great quick introduction..
Next react to Schopenhauer😂
Man Nietzsche really hated his guts. Probably one of the reasons, why he wrote his books.
3:24 ❤
German TV does occasionally include a philosopher in a discusion round.. Precht is well known ..
And now Arthur Schopenhauer and Kant 🙂
Becoming who you really are requires courage,,,,the type of courage that exposes one to others critiquing,,,,not always welcome but the best way to armour yourself against others opinions is to devalue their ability to have any impact.
Joel, Nietzsche is only an important philosopher if you believe in ‘Supremacism’: the believe that some people are born ‘superior’ to other people, particularly in regards to race; and are naturally selected, to rule over ‘other’ peoples.
Nietzsche philosophy became popular with the Far-Right in Germany in the 1930, with the German ‘Nation Socialists’ (Nazis), and was the ideological basis for Germany’s subjugation of non-Germanic peoples, and the extermination of the European Jews between 1941 and 1945. Who they regarded as ‘Sub-humans’.
His ideas are still popular with extreme Far-Right groups today around the world.
Freidrich Nietzsche ideas form the basis of many ‘pseudo scientific’ race theories, political movements and policies today. In India, the ruling Hindu Nations Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), base many of their policies on Nietzsche ideas, in their repression of the Muslim minority in that country.
This video is a propaganda piece, which is really about recruiting gullible young people to Far-Right politics.
His idea of the “Man and Superman” is the basis of many ‘Race Supremacist’ political ideologies on the extreme Far-Right of politics.
The notion of being the Superman (‘Ubermensch’), or becoming the Superman. Is the lure or bait that attract people into extremes Far-Right racist politics.
Nietzsche ideas, were who drove German expansionism, leading to World War 2. Because the Germans viewed themselves as Superman (‘Ubermensch’), and their neighbouring people as their inferiors, and sought to rule over them or exterminate them.
The same thing that is going on in Gaza right now. Only this time if is the Jews exterminating the Palestinians. Because the Jews think themselves ‘Ubermensch’.
It should be remember that Freidrich Nietzsche was mentally ill, and they all of those who practise his philosophy, and following the rantings of a madman. A cleaver madman. But still mentally ill.
In my opinion, taking revenge doesn't do any good, but forgiveness is equally bad. Finding common ground by talking and negotiating is a possibility we humans have, and we should use it more often.
Except for the alcohol thing, Nietzsche wasn't far from Karl Marx who wrote that "religion is the opium of the people", and I can agree with that.
What was said about the "God is dead" quote is absolutely true, and Nietzsche's idea of replacing belief by human arts at least has influenced our culture a bit. However, I'm not sure if the ancient Greek drama changed their society for the better. There's much interpreted into it which probably didn't exist because, after all, people are people, and they went there for entertainment.
Having said that all, I once tried to read Nietzsche, but his use of the German language and of philosophical terms were beyond my understanding. I had a more or less scientific education, so I'm more used to texts that are straightforward. Maybe when I'll retire I'll try Nietzsche again, but I'm not sure yet.
I always interpreted the words "god is dead (and we unalived him)" as Nietzsches observation, the significance of religion started to slowly but surely die, starting with the french revolution. Sure he himself didn't particularily like christianity, but he was in search for another moral basis for society to stand on for the time religion died out completely. Thus the superman, which we have to become for the time religion is gone, otherwise we would regress to barbarism (aka purely instinct and emotion based behavior).
6:05 That's where he lost me
If you want amazing, check out Richard Feynman (physicist).
WOW!😃 I'm very impressed.
The aversion to Christianity may also have something to do with the fact that Nietzsche's father was a Lutheran pastor. A number of his ancestors were as well, and even his mother came from a pastor's family.
*My greatest concern is how to recover from all these economic and global troubles and stay afloat especially with the political power tussle going on in US. The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance. We need to take our financial life serious.....I recommend stock market investment and digital currencies*
Having multiple streams of income is essential for financial security. Relying solely on a job does not guarantee stability, especially with high tax rates. It's important to exceed expectations and aim for greater financial stability.
Some people worry so much about stimulus check, government empowerment, gambling,etc while there is enough room to make money in crypto investment•
Cryptocurrency is bringing a different revolution in the world economy, people who are optimistic investors earn consistently, others will just sit and watch
How does this whole Bitcoin stuff work. I'm interested in it. And willing to invest heavily in it. But I need guidance so I don't lose out.
As a beginner, having a mentor is crucial for staying on track. I'm fortunate to have guidance from renowned market expert, Brenda Hiscock, whose valuable insights keep me accountable and focused.
"To believe in their God, Christians would have to look more redeemed to me.” (also Nietzsche)
Check out Arthur Schopenhauer , about as depressing a worldview as it gets 😂, but sadly enough quite close to reality.
For philosophy it's good when you can/learn German, because the translation is never so good /precise as the Original, because there is the general thoughts/mainset of the Germans inbedetinit, especially in philosophy.( I hope, I could make myself clear)
Haven't you seen some ur-Bavarian types and their moustaches? There was/is a competition in Germany:Who has the best moustages?
Is that teally his moustach? No..joel says...Lol look at your thumbnail Joel for your video...x
HIs mustache was really that big. 😉
Schoppenhauer, Hegel, Heidegger, Marx, Adorno, Arendt, ...
There are dozens of German philosophers, more than from any other country.
Hence Germany, the land of poets and thinkers!
Marx, Adorno, Arendt were not Germans
Nietzsche is just a dude.
a smart one but still.
entertaining those thoughts of his is valuable, but that he's said it does not necessarily mean it's true.
A narcissist whose last words were "mom, I'm stupid" (but in German)
More than philosophy his was literature, he is a writer for adolescents with insufficiencies, more influential, unfortunately (to the Nazis, for example) than he should be.
I give up JP if my comments are held by your automod it would be great if you can release it thanks.
Hello Joel. A somewhat niche video?
Actually, a somewhat Nietzsche video.
Stephen Fry , ? ,,,,,,and others
Learn to listen and you will benefit even from those who only talk nonsense. Plato
Hey, nice reaction!
School of life videos kind of got me into some "new" (for me) philosophers as well. However his videos are quite inaccurate if you know these thinkers better. One really good channel on Nietzsche is calles "essentialsalts", if you want to dive deeper. No visuals and editing, but top class insights. He has a 47 minute answer to this video, taking it apart a bit. ruclips.net/video/X2tZcfjXbtY/видео.html
Give it a try. Nietzsche is often misrepresented, either because people cant be bothered to actually read him or because they want to strawman him.
Take school of life videos as a window into philosophy, but if you find anything interesting, do yourself a favor and look up some other sources.
what did you do to all your lovely hair.
He looks horrible! Either lost a bet or new girlfriend/boyfriend?
His little brother stole it
Joel told us that Middle Brother was trying to do a very short cut, but he messed it up, so Little Brother finished the job by doing a full buzzcut.
You didn't even read him. . .
I do not agree wih his narcist philosophy ,
I thought the first quote was Marcus Aurelius , not Nietzsche?