Eternalised

Nietzsche frequently laughs and he especially recommends laughing at oneself. He does not speak of just any laugh, but of a laugh that comes from the depths of man. It is from that depth that one must learn to laugh the superhuman laugh. This laughter arises from the state of anguish and suffering.   Indeed, comedy must be included within the very art that Nietzsche proclaims is: “the highest task and the true metaphysical activity of this life.”This is important for those who want to ask clear-eyed questions about the values, phenomena, institutions, and people that they cherish. Laughter makes it possible – if only briefly – to achieve some distance from things one loves, thereby enabling a less biased evaluation of their true worth. It enables one to take oneself less seriously and admit that some of one's cherished beliefs are most likely false.Perhaps best expressed in his masterpiece Thus Spoke Zarathustra, where the prophet Zarathustra, talks about the “laughter of the herd” and the “laughter of the height”. Other books worthy of mention are: The Gay Science, Beyond Good and Evil and The Will to Power.Zarathustrian laughter highlights the sense of humour's potential to make your world bigger from your childlike “new beginning” of being amenable to seeing things in a new way, or from a new perspective, and to realise that there are more ways of looking at the world than you previously acknowledged or of which you were even aware of.It is closely tied to the figure of the child (the final metamorphosis) and amor fati. For Nietzsche, it is vitally important to understand that the tragic and the comic are not polar opposite, but inter-linked modes of experience.☕ Donate a coffee⭐ Support on Patreon━━━━━━━━━━━━━⌛ Timestamps0:00 Introduction 1:50 Laughter of the Height and Laughter of the Herd5:06 The Three Metamorphoses 8:10 Becoming Who One Is11:20 Social aspects of Humour12:26 Tragedy and Comedy14:41 Conclusion

This episode explores the concept of The Absurd of Camus, Kierkegaard, and Dostoevsky as well as the differences between these three existentialists.    Camus defined the Absurd as: "The conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life, and the human inability to find any meaning in a purposeless, meaningless, and irrational universe, with the ‘unreasonable silence’ of the universe in response.”  However, this world in itself is not absurd, what is absurd is our relationship with the universe, which is irrational.  He contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as Absurdism.  Most famously expressed in The Myth of Sisyphus, which begins with the following thought-provoking statement: “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.”   Camus argued against the “leap of faith” of Kierkegaard and Dostoevsky considering it as “philosophical suicide”. His response to the absurd is to revolt, which he considers as the only coherent philosophical position. ☕ Donate a coffee ⭐ Support on Patreon ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⌛ Timestamps (0:00) Camus' view (1:53) Kierkegaard’s view (4:20) Dostoevsky’s view (6:57) The Absurd Man - Camus (7:57) Revolt – Camus (10:13) An Example of Rebellion: The Drowned and The Saved

This episode focuses on the four stoic virtues: courage, justice, temperance, and wisdom. Stoicism is a philosophy most popularly associated with Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius.    The supreme goal being “living in agreement with nature”, allowing us to flow through life smoothly and with inner peace, flourishing as individuals and fulfilling our own human nature, achieving eudaimonia, commonly referred to as “happiness”, although a better translation would be “fulfilment”. ☕ Donate a coffee ⭐ Support on Patreon ⌛ Timestamps (0:00) Introduction (1:27) What is Virtue? (3:09) Courage (3:50) The Stoic in a Storm at Sea (5:38) Justice (6:42) Temperance (7:42) Dichotomy of Control (8:00) Wisdom

This podcast explores Nietzsche's interest in Eastern philosophy, particularly Buddhism and Hinduism. Nietzsche saw these philosophies as alternative positions to attack Christianity. Despite considering them nihilistic, he studied and appreciated them. The podcast discusses Nietzsche's views on Buddhism, including its non-nihilistic nature and similarities to his ideas. It also explores Nietzsche's opinions on Hinduism, comparisons to Schopenhauer's views, and connections between Zarathustra and Shiva. The podcast emphasizes Nietzsche's admiration for Eastern philosophy and its potential future influence.

Albert Camus was a prolific French-Algerian philosopher and author who contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as Absurdism. He is also considered to be an existentialist. This video explores his main ideas: The Absurd, Revolt and Rebellion, as well as his most notable works: The Stranger (or The Outsider), The Myth of Sisyphus, The Rebel, The Plague, and The Fall. In the Greatest Philosophers In History series we do an in-depth exploration of the most fundamental ideas and views on life of the greatest philosophers in human history. ☕ Donate a coffee ⭐ Support on Patreon ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⌛ Timestamps (0:00) Introduction (4:58) Concept: The Absurd (5:51) The Stranger (1942) (8:06) The Myth of Sisyphus (1942) (13:21) Concept: Revolt (14:10) Camus’ similarities to Nietzsche & Stoicism (15:09) The Rebel (1951) and the concept of Rebellion. (17:39) The Plague (1947) (19:07) Camus and Sartre (19:54) Camus and Dostoevsky (20:36) The Fall (1957) (22:47) Why You Should Read Camus

Jean Paul Sartre is one of the key figures in the philosophy of Existentialism, which emphasises the existence of the individual or human subject who faces existential angst in an apparently absurd world.    This episode explores his main ideas including: Nausea, the Absurdity of the World, Existence precedes Essence, Freedom, Bad Faith and The Look, among others.  Sartre had a great influence on many areas of modern thought. A writer of prodigious brilliance and originality. He worked in many different genres: as a philosopher, a novelist, and a cultural critic.    Sartre is credited for revivifying and popularising Existentialism to the world after it had remained quite stagnant since the death of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.    ☕ Donate a coffee ⭐ Support on Patreon ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⌛ Timestamps (0:00) Introduction (3:50) Nausea (5:08) The Absurdity of the World (5:57) Existence precedes Essence (8:31) Freedom and Responsibility (11:35) Bad Faith (13:08) Being and Nothingness (14:42) The Being For-itself and The Being In-itself (16:27) The Being For-Others (16:53) The Look (18:31) Hell is Other People (19:19) Why You Should Read Sartre

As well as a philosopher, Fyodor Dostoevsky is most popularly known as a Russian novelist. His works explore human psychology in the troubled socio-political atmosphere of 19th century Russia. His novels had a great impact on psychology, especially of people who lose their reason, who are nihilistic, or who become insane or commit murder.  He is considered as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature.  His greatest novels include: Notes from The Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons and The Brothers Karamazov. ☕ Donate a coffee ⭐ Support on Patreon ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⌛ Timestamps (0:00) Introduction (4:57) Notes from the Underground (1864) (7:06) Crime and Punishment (1866) (12:21) Nietzsche and Dostoevsky (13:20) The Idiot (1869) (16:38) Demons (1872) (18:57) The Brothers Karamazov (1880) (22:17) Why You Should Read Dostoevsky

Explore the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard, the father of Existentialism, as he delves into the concepts of individualism, anxiety, and the leap of faith. Discover his belief in subjective existence and the importance of finding your own truth. Learn about Kierkegaard's stages of life and the significance of living authentically by making choices that align with your own desires.

Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher, discusses liberating ourselves from oppressive tradition. Topics include self-overcoming, perspectivism, human nobility, critique of Christianity, and the overman. He also delves into his works like Thus Spoke Zarathustra and the concept of the eternal recurrence.

The Art of War is a book attributed to Sun Tzu, who is revered as a legendary historical military figure, as well as a philosopher, and whose real name is Sun Wu.    “The supreme Art of War is to subdue the enemy without fighting” – Sun Tzu.   The Art of War is not only concerned with modern warfare, but also spreads and influences the mindset of people in politics, games, and business. It presents a sort of philosophy, a state of mind or psychology for managing conflicts and winning battles. It is closely tied to the philosophy of Taoism, which follows the Tao or “The Way”.  This short book covers most elegantly the strategies that one ought to bear in mind for the defeat of the enemy. ☕ Donate a coffee ⭐ Support on Patreon ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⌛ Timestamps (0:00) Introduction (2:23) Chapter 1. Laying Plans (3:06) Chapter 2. Waging War (3:42) Chapter 3. Attack by Stratagem (4:25) Chapter 4. Tactical dispositions (4:32) Chapter 5. Energy (5:06) Chapter 6. Weak points and strong (5:33) Chapter 7. Maneuvering (6:16) Chapter 8. Variation of tactics (7:09) Chapter 9. The army on the march (7:48) Chapter 10. Terrain (8:26) Chapter 11. The nine situations (10:10) Chapter 12. Attack by fire (10:24) Chapter 13. The use of spies