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55: Epicurus

The Nietzsche Podcast

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The Politics of Nietzsche

Nietzsche did advance a political philosophy, in practice, he often imitated the Epicurean anti-politics. There was no one among the political figures or movements of his day with which Nietzsche associated or attempted to aid politically. His philosophical project is in fact concerned with finding happiness within life as we experience it and doing so with self-sufficiency on our own terms. Both conclude that to find this joy, one must leave politics behind.

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