Very Bad Wizards

Episode 188: Conceptual Mummies (Nietzsche's "Twilight of the Idols")

May 12, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Professor's Controversial Classroom Anecdotes

  • A George Mason University professor used explicit sexual anecdotes in class and social events with graduate students.
  • He was sanctioned but not fired, illustrating different comfort levels and boundaries in academia today.
INSIGHT

Nietzsche's Critique of Morality

  • Nietzsche critiques reason, Christianity, and morality as dishonest escapes from life's reality.
  • He emphasizes instinct, vitality, and rejecting dualisms that degrade our bodily experience.
INSIGHT

Trusting Senses Is Real Reality

  • Nietzsche opposes the idea that there's a true world beyond what we perceive.
  • He champions trusting our senses and science as our only window into reality.
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