The Nietzsche Podcast 73: The Power to Forget
Oct 24, 2023
The podcast explores Nietzsche's views on consciousness, memory, and forgetfulness. It challenges the assumption that philosophers' conclusions are universally applicable. It discusses the capacity of humans to perceive and remember sense impressions, contrasting with animals. It explores the power and creative force of forgetfulness. It examines Nietzsche's view on the paradoxical task of nature and the influence of power structures on morality and consciousness. It delves into self-awareness, Christianity, and revenge. It highlights the interplay between forgetting and remembering in relation to happiness.
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Forgetting Is Baseline
- Forgetting isn't a memory malfunction, but the baseline.
- Remembering is the exception, shaped by our self-conscious human bias.
Philosophical Prejudice
- Philosophers often project their specific circumstances onto universal reality.
- Our self-identification with consciousness creates a prejudice towards remembering.
Physiology before Psyche
- Consciousness is a byproduct of physiology, not the other way around.
- Life existed as blind impulse long before consciousness emerged.