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Nietzsche: Exploring the Brilliant Mind of the Controversial Philosopher

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The ever-memeable, often misunderstood, always compelling Friedrich Nietzsche might be best known for declaring “God is dead,” but it doesn’t mean he lived without beliefs, faith, and convictions. Join Dorion and Tom as they go deep with the rebel prodigy who urges us to become who we think we are by embracing suffering, rejecting absolute truths, and celebrating our individual creativity and expression. (Not what you’d expect from a renowned nihilist, is it?)

Topics discussed:

  • Why and how to welcome boredom and despair
  • Insights into his core concepts, including the ideals of the Übermensch (or Overman) and the Will to Power, and why nefarious actors, notably the Nazis, misappropriated them
  • How the Greek Gods Apollo and Dionysus can help us understand the inherent struggle of life: reason and rational thinking vs. feeling and intuition
  • The joys of embracing your fate (“Amor Fati”) — both the good and the bad — to affirm life
  • Nietzsche’s take on morality (Hint: it’s not what others say/do/impose; it’s an inside job)
  • The secret to a happy marriage (from this famously never-married philosopher)
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