Friedrich Nietzsche, Genealogy of Morals | Ressentiment & Slave Morality | Philosophy Core Concepts

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This Core Concept video focuses on Friedrich Nietzsche's classic work of existentialist literature, Genealogy of Morals, specifically on what Nietzsche calls the "slave revolt in morality" which carries out a transvaluation of values, taking good vs. evil as the main valuation, rather than good vs. bad

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[discobacon]

Excellent explanation! Thank you! Would have been interesting to hear your commentary or critique of these ideas…

[indionysus]

I think he was saying that with religion there is more weakness then we are aware of. So when they bring forward their will to power they bring misunderstandings and equations that do not fit reality. Nietzsche just says there are different efforts one must take to get to a better reality. Not through a herd morality of injustice! His explanation continues . . .

[stephencaughie]

Have you ever discussed the more philosophical writings of B.F Skinner

[dr.c]

I’m curious, are you going to update the core concept introduction?

[MrMarktrumble]

Ever get the feeling that N took Hegel's master slave dialectic, and switched which term has priority(though he kept the progress..."decadence")? Were the masters spontaneous first? I think the commoners were spontaneous first. Nature is as nature behaves, and every master was a helpless child and needed protection when they slept. The "herd" preexists as a natural unit before the individual. The individual is a development. Its a kind of audacious claim to assume centrality and see everything else as either derivative or reactionary. (to assume is already to question to much...it would be a presupposition so natural the the ability to even put it into words would be unavailable, and a terrible shock to even be able to state such a thing). "I swallowed the north star so long ago that I forgot i did it." In a totality, any completing point can be considered first, and all other points as derivative or reactionary. Good lecture. Thank you

[Gguy]

It's always easier to belittle the accomplishments of others, instead of demanding more out of yourself or acknowledge your own shortcomings. Do you think Nietzsche would agree with the statement: "talk is cheap"?

[basedbyzantine]

Is the Birth of Tragedy a place to start reading Nietzsche?

[kukurbuki]

I find it funny how easily Nietzsche diagnosed ressentiment in his opponents but did not notice it in himself, particularly in his attitude toward women.

"I love the forest. It is bad to live in cities: there, there are too many of the lustful.
Is it not better to fall into the hands of a murderer, than into the dreams of a lustful woman?
And just look at these men: their eye saith it--they know nothing better on earth than to lie with a woman.
Filth is at the bottom of their souls;"

Sounds like a classic case of sour grapes to me with a big dose of a beam in ones eye.