Episode #091 ... Nietzsche pt 2 - The Will To Power

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[francescopassero]

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The will to power to put it most simply is the drive to organize oneself through discipline and practice into a being that expresses what Nietzsche calls noble instinct or more plainly intuitive thought that results from the mastery of one's culture and some craft such that the individual no longer needs to reflect to act but acts on will alone like a chess grandmaster. Goethe is Nietzsche's favorite example.

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[kenr]

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[vistian]

This was probably one of the best talks on Nietzsche and conversationally about philosophy that I've discovered in podcast form or on YouTube, which are pretty synonymous at this point. Thank you for your content. You have a new subscriber in me.

[SammyCee]

Was perhaps Nietzsche the most interesting of all philosophers?

[philipelsbecker]

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[tonyxonart]

That was awesome! Thank you Stephen for your will to power!

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[MegaSudjai]

My interpretation: "be all that you can be" is only one half of the equation to the Will To Power; the other half: to project that strength (power) outwardly and transgenerationally through your germ line and in your nurture of that lineage. In essence: promote evolutionary advantages over an epoch.

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[modisakgotlabokgosi]

Doctor Who invents a time machine, goes back in time to meet all the dynamites in history. Now it is Nietzsche's turn.
Dr. Who : Um...Hey Fredrick, I have come from future to befriend you.
Nietzsche : Well my dear friend, I wish suffering, desolation, sickness, ill treatment, indignities; I wish that you do not remain unfamiliar with profound self contempt, the torture of self-mistrust....and a bunch load more of god tier horrific shit upon.
( Dr. Who packed and left, like many that did in his life)

[alexxander]

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[markfiedler]

The reason why I view Nietzsche's philosophy on The Will to Power as being grounded in adolescent thinking, and hence not fit for being called a worthwhile philosophy, is because it holds an excess of the masculine (creative) principle, and it is not working in harmony with the feminine (receptive) principle. It asks us to not only harness, but embrace the aspect of ourselves that is discontent with what is.
It is the matured mentality that is contented with what is, while simultaneously working to improve the conditions within ourselves. By improving the conditions within ourselves the conditions outside of ourselves improve as well. This isn't something you hope for, it is something which is cause and effect. Nietzsche 'asides' this factor, and fails to recognize how the acquisition of 'things' is not a recipe for satisfaction within ourselves, or harmony in our external world. To not see the value of having harmony outside and a sense of well-being inside, is to not understand suffering. To not understand suffering is dangerous because surely it will come to you to the degree your awareness does not encapsulate it.

Not sure how my critique of Nietzsche's philosophy may be received by the world, but thank you for your work, Stephen West.
I really feel like your podcast has helped me to synthesize a lot of finer details of philosophy from your clear and succinct style.
I'm really grateful for people like you sharing your knowledge.