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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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- Forgetfulness facilitates creativity and present-focused activity by freeing the mind from various impulses and creating space for regulation and foresight.
- The right to punish has shaped human consciousness and memory, with the unequal distribution of power affecting the perspectives and sense of self-worth of both the punisher and the punished.
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The Power of Forgetfulness
Nietzsche argues that forgetting is not an aberration or interruption, but rather an active force. Forgetfulness facilitates the processing of experiences and clears the way for creativity and present-focused activity. It allows the mind to momentarily free itself from the noise and battles between various impulses, creating space for more noble functions such as regulation and foresight. Forgetfulness is a positive faculty that preserves psychic order, repose, and etiquette. Nietzsche suggests that without forgetfulness, there would be no happiness, cheerfulness, hope, pride, or presence.
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