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Philosophy - A Guide To Happiness: Nietzsche on Hardship

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• Friedrich
• Nietzsche
• German
• philosopher
• philosophy
• Western
• Happiness
• God
• Hardship
• Failure
• tragedy
• dead
• Übermensch

[adamjfine]

Nietzsche's thought was so profound that any analysis of it will inevitably fall short in some respect, but some analyses come much closer than others. In my view, this video is simplified to the point of being misrepresentative.

[elguanteloko]

"Water: the Nietzschean drink" That would make for great bottled water advertisements.

[urbandenizen]

5:55 I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy! LOL

[0live0wire0]

i would disagree with Nietzsche on alcohol and drug use. They're not always used as an escape, but can actually make you see and experience many things you normally wouldn't, thus giving a broader perspectives on various subjects. Such substances are tools, and when used properly can bring many benefits. But after all it's a matter of taste. Dostoyevsky, who he admired, saw it differently.

[xXubermimXx]

@AustinPure Fool, why don't you try reading Nietzsche, instead of watching this grossly simplified documentary on his philosophy, before making statements. Dionysus and Apollo are used as METAPHORS for two forces at work in human personality. Dionysus symbolizes the passions, impulses, and instincts, whereas Apollo symbolizes order, form, and intellect. Like a tightly strung bow, the human ideal is realized in the unity of passion and reason.

[xXubermimXx]

@caroched On the contrary, human nature is undeniably too complicated to only have one cause. The entire nature vs. nurture debate is fallacious, for it is a causal oversimplification of reality. Human nature is determined both by evolutionary biology and psychology, as well as culture. In other words, they are two different sides to the same coin. Our evolution plays a pivotal role in determining our nature. Try reading current articles and books on evolutionary psychology to better understand.

[xXubermimXx]

@faxanidu Although I agree with you when it comes to most philosophers, this documentary greatly simplifies Nietzsche's philosophy, which is already vastly misunderstood and misrepresented. Nietzsche presaged existentialism, which asserts the importance of passion over reason, subjectivity over objectivity, and the importance of the individual over the abstract. Judging from your argument, you sound as though you have never read a book by Nietzsche.

[poetryingreen]

I love Christ.

[1awareness]

Alain de botton is such a great interviewer; watching his videos. Can make you wish for a new Renascence.

[missopan]

Nietzsche was amazing, such a peculiuar butterfly..

[AustinPure]

how was he against alcohol if he loved Dionysus? this guy needs to check himself before he speaks.

[RhymesWithFudge]

@faxanidu Except that Nietzsche's thought hardly constitutes "pure logic," especially when it comes to self-overcoming. Maybe you should watch more than just this single documentary? It is a rather oversimplified, childish one.