The Nietzsche Podcast

47: The Meaning of Life

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Jul 26, 2022
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INSIGHT

Body Over Spirit

  • Nietzsche rejects a metaphysical ‘spirit’ as permanent and makes the body the primary reality.
  • He argues spirit is an abstraction that freezes and harms living processes.
ADVICE

Don't Follow Nietzsche Blindly

  • Don’t accept Nietzsche as an orthodox blueprint; he warns against discipleship and dogma.
  • Use his ideas to clarify your drives, not to adopt a fixed moral program.
INSIGHT

Life Is Valuing And Overcoming

  • Life judges, values and constantly overcomes itself rather than merely preserving existence.
  • Nietzsche rejects a mere will-to-live and emphasizes creative self-overcoming.
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