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Joel and Travis finish Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus in this episode. Why do smart people, like babies, stare at the finger rather than where it is pointing? And what does this have to do with talk of God and debating empirical data? Also, when should we be silent? All that is answered...sort of...in this podcast.

Joel and Travis discuss whether God is a toaster, the metaphysical value of pizza, and why it seems so hard to get anywhere in debates about opposing worldviews (like in apologetics). And all this with just some of Proposition 6 of Wittgenstein's Tractatus. This is the penultimate podcast in this series on the Tractatus.

Joel and Travis discuss propositions 5 and some of 6 from Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, a book perhaps most famous for no one in their right mind (outside of professional philosophy) reading it. Nevertheless, it has had tremendous, if confused, influence on philosophy and may be the most important book written last century.

Joel and Travis talk Wittgenstein's Tractatus, propositions 3 and 4. Joel says stuff about what can be said and what can only be shown, how this relates to not saying what cannot be said, and says showing a sad shed should sell said shed's shady sheerness . Well, he doesn't talk about that last bit, but he does try to explain Wittgenstein's thoughts on stuff like the say-show distinction, and related matters, which is almost as interesting as silly tongue twisters.

Joel and Travis talk Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, a book that, if you were to read it, would add the "cus" to your "philosophi". But you need not worry, Joel and Travis have your back. They start digging into the book in this episode, working through some of the difficult stuff, while helping you keep an eye on what Wittgenstein is aiming toward--something brilliant, rich, and important.

Wandering Toward Wisdom is back and beginning a series on Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, led by Joel, though Travis will ask some questions and make silly comments throughout. We have all been waiting breathlessly for someone to talk about a book that is drier than its pretentious name, but Joel promises that it has a really good and important point. That is, if he can ever really say what it is. In this episode, Joel starts by telling us about Wittgenstein's interesting and strange life, and how he became perhaps the most important philosopher of the 20th century.

In this final episode, Travis tries to offer some thoughts on how Christians should respond to Nietzsche. He's kind of mean to everyone--the Church, Nietzsche, contemporary culture, and maybe even to you. He focuses primarily on how we deal with our desires, the nature of power, and questions of identity, trying to cram about 5 hours worth of summary material into around 40 minutes. So, good luck.

Joel and Travis talk a bit of an overview of Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality, with a little bit of Joel hinting that Travis doesn't care about people, and Travis hinting that we are perhaps all sociopaths. At least if the materialist evolutionists are right about us, and Nietzsche is right about materialistic evolution. That's a lot of "ifs", but you can't spell Friedrich Nietzsche without "ifs".

Joel and Travis discuss the third and final essay of Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality. What does it mean that we would rather will nothing than not will at all and that wisdom loves tough guys? How does a degenerating life protect itself from death, and what does this all have to do with morality? Well, listen and find out. You might also hear some stuff that sounds eerily familiar.

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Joel and Travis talk the second essay of Nietzsche's "Genealogy of Morality." What does Nietzsche think guilt/bad conscience is? What about punishment, justice, and mercy? You might not be surprised that Nietzsche does not think our most prized moral affections are particularly...well, moral. Maybe they are just the ways the weak attempt to exert power, in that same love of power that they complain about in others? And maybe Christianity is particularly adept at wielding these elements of weakness? Sound terrible? Perhaps, but come listen and see if Nietzsche might have a point...at least a point about you.