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The Nietzsche Podcast
Untimely Reflections #28: Stephen Hicks - Is Nietzsche a Postmodernist?
Apr 2, 2024
Stephen Hicks, author of Understanding Postmodernism, discusses Nietzsche's influence on postmodernism. Contrasting Nietzsche and Ayn Rand's ethics and epistemology. Examines individual worth and native intelligence. Explores modernity vs. postmodernism in the current cultural landscape.
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- Nietzsche challenges the concept of objective truth and rationality, emphasizing unconscious drives shaping truth.
- Nietzsche's influence on postmodern thought highlights subjectivity, but diverges on emphasis of individual greatness.
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Nietzsche's Critique of Truth and Individual Agency
Nietzsche challenges the traditional view of philosophy as the pursuit of truth and wisdom, rooted in individual agency and rationality. He questions the concept of objective truth and autonomous thinking, suggesting that our pursuit of truth is driven by unconscious instincts and desires. Nietzsche argues that truth is subjective and influenced by deeper drives, reducing the significance of rationality and objective truth.
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