Nietzsche – Overman

Peter Sjöstedt-H reads Nietzsche's own words on the concept of the Overman/Superman (Übermensch). The only omitted tracts are the ones that virtually repeat what is included here.
Noumenautics: read about Nietzsche's philosophy here:

Music: E. Rautavaara and R. Strausss (Thus Spake Zarathustra)

[friedstyles]

Helpful hint:
1) the best "intro" to the Overman is the section starting at 1:03-2:06. Read and listen very carefully. It's a gorgeous piece of poetry/philosophy.
2) The music at 13:29 is called "Thus spoke Zarathustra", and is Strauss' musical expression of the rise of the Overman. You probably know it from 2001 or in a million parodies. Now, crank it in the proper context!

[tomphilbin]

To all people who think the overman is a blend of human and technological, you are wrong. We may be advanced technologically but not psychologically.

[AnktDVD]

Nietzsche's philosophy gives me strength. This man has given me so much motivation in life.

[liafuentes]

Dead are all gods. Now we want the Overman to live! So true!

So beautiful to hear Nietzsche's work with such a beautiful music and your amazing voice!

Thank You!

[BB-xmhy]

I was expecting the music to be Wagner ! I didn't know that Strauss had a compositiom titled Thus Spoke Zarathustra ! Amazing, thank you !

[kevinbeck]

The ideas that came to birth through Nietzsche have affected me deeply. I was raised Catholic, but I never believed. I was a nihilist without knowing it.
I can believe in the Overman. It demands no faith. I feel a deep sense of satisfaction, of fulfillment, when I build towards the Overman.
I used to hate the fact that I was born.
Now, when I have a rough time, I consider Amor Fati, and the Overman.
Nietzsche saved me from Nihilism, because he saved himself.
I hope that I can make even 1 person feel the way he has made me feel

[GetEasyMoneyCash]

This is one of the most beautiful things I've heard. You have an excellent taste in music, and your voice seems as though a living echo of Nietzsche himself. It resonates authentically. You seem to have a wide and deep sense of his writing, far beyond my own.

Thank you.

[ahmidahmid]

the overman is " a human who raises above his/her environment"
this is what nietzche is and thats what his all idea about a superior man

[sahinsavran]

Every free thinker knows that Nietzsche's philosophy is flawless.

[diesekaltewelt]

I can see how some people would get the wrong idea after watching this. Nietzsche was not meaning some crude form of social Darwinism, or oppressing others in order to elevate yourself up the social ranks. Will to power is not some neo-Nazi ideology designed to eradicate the poor and weak from society. Will to power does not justify the presence of the strong over the weak. Its not a jackboot grinding down on someone's face, grinding their face into the dirt until they submit.

Instead, Nietzsche was for the individual alone; he did not support nations, nationalities:

“Being nationalistic in the sense in which it is now demanded by public opinion would, it seems to me, be for us who are more spiritual not mere insipidity but dishonesty, a deliberate deadening of our better will and conscience.”
— Nietzsche, Unpublished Note

Nietsche opposed the herd morality, or moral slavery, detested mediocrity:

“a smaller, almost ridiculous type, a herd animal, something eager to please, sickly, and mediocre.” (Beyond Good and Evil)Nietzsche.

The individual alone must find their own path (Zarathustra) and bring forward their full potentialities. Throw off your moral fetters, all that restrains you, there exists no Christian God or gods to subjugate you (read Nietzsche's Anti-Christ). There exists no objective truth that you can order you can life by.

Write your own script, become the Great overcomer, the Superman that you are, Ubermench! Who would be an example of this of a Great person- Geothe. Live your life without external moral philosophical constraints, stop being a slave to religions, to supposedly objective forms of morality and ethics. Realize your true potential, all that you can be and all you can achieve, be who You are, Become who You are!

“The concept of greatness entails being noble, wanting to be by oneself, being able to be different, standing alone and having to live independently.” (Beyond Good and Evil) Nietzsche

[vorgen]

I wish Nietzsche could see the fruition of his impact. His impact on philosophy. His impact on culture. His impact on me. I love him. Will to Power...

[davideveleigh]

In my humble interpretation, the Overman is not some messianic prophecy, but a role model for aspiring individuals. By making this role model impossible to fully emulate, Nietzsche quite wisely put us on a path of constant self-improvement.

[Carltoncurtis]

Let us be fathers and forefathers of the Overman.

[themonrovian]

Your videos are some of the best on YouTube. Please make at least one more, I derive great hope and strength from these readings. Thank you!

[Carltoncurtis]

The Overman is the Meaning of the Earth

[J.T.Stillwell]

GREAT BACKGROUND MUSIC AS WELL! STONE COLD YOUTUBE CLASSIC

[MrGotmymojoworkin]

Thank you Ontologistics . Just what I needed .

[thehummingbird]

What I got from his philosophy is that the Overman is a psychologically advanced individual who is solitary, not afraid of hurting others to get what he wants or achieve his goal, is sympathetic to the weak despite knowing his own strength and capabilities, lives by his own moral code, is wicked around sex, and will not shy away from boasting his own talent. The Overman seems to be the boogeyman of the religious world. His characteristics are unconventional. I like that! The only problem is the Overman appears to be a high-functioning sociopath to some degree.

[konberner]

Beautiful! As far as we can tell, the universe can never be in the same state that it was in the past. Therefore, any *rule*, which can only be based on the past, cannot be relied on to guide the present. Spontaneity is, I think, the key feature of the Overman. One can only create by being, not by trying to fit the present into a conception of the past.

[SalsaColombiaUS]

We've been waiting for a video from you brother))