Nate Anderson on Applying Nietzsche in the Digital Age (Episode 22)

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In this conversation, Caleb Ontiveros speaks with Nate Anderson, the deputy editor at Condé Nast’s Ars Technica. Nate is also the author of In Emergency, Break Glass: What Nietzsche Can Teach Us About Joyful Living in a Tech-Saturated World.

We cover the philosophy of Nietzsche and how he challenges us to do better in this digital age.

(00:27) Intro

(01:19) Nate and Nietzsche

(12:08) Role Models for Nietzsche

(15:49) The Life of Reason vs the Life of Passion

(18:45) The Last Man

(25:29) Nietzsche on the Information Age

(34:05) Egalitarianism

(40:02) Amor Fati

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Caleb Ontiveros has a background in academic philosophy (MA) and startups. His favorite Stoic is Marcus Aurelius. Follow him here: https://twitter.com/calebmontiveros

Michael Tremblay also has a background in academic philosophy (PhD) where he focused on Epictetus. He is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His favorite Stoic is Epictetus. Follow him here: https://twitter.com/_MikeTremblay

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