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69: The Return to Nature

The Nietzsche Podcast

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The Productivity of Deeds

Sally Kohn: Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most productive men who ever lived. She says he's not just known for winning a bunch of battles, but his productivity is in how he brings his power to bear on the world. Kohn: Out of this rebellion against nature, we get what Nietzsche calls an actual return to nature. The French Revolution fits within these eternally recurring patterns in history as he perceives them,. she says.

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