In this episode we unpack the first essay in German Existentialist Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's classic work "The Genealogy of Morals" from 1887.
This Essay Explores...
Links to Reading & Articles mentioned
On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Vocation Lectures by Max Weber
Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud
*note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode!
Host: Zach Stehura UnpackingIdeas.com
Guest: Samuel Le Coutour
Theme Music: Polyenso
Time Stamps
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:35 Challenges in Discussing this piece
00:04:49 Nuances in Nietzsche’s terminology
00:07:15 Questions Nietzsche is Trying Answers
00:09:36 “We are Unknown, we Knowers of Ourselves to ourselves”
00:11:11 Moral Prejudices of his time
00:13:54 Etymology of the words ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’
00:17:15 Language as an Expression of Power
00:21:20 The Function of The Priest in Society
00:23:54 Using Morality to Justify Domination
00:27:29 The Invention of Free Will
00:32:30 The Slave Revolt in Morality
00:36:14 Ressentiment
00:41:07 Nietzsche’s fear of Slave Morality
00:45:30 Nietzsche’s Criticism of Master Morality
00:47:43 Nietzsche’s Solution
00:49:18 The Battle Between Master & Slave Morality on the psychological level
00:55:49 The Battle Between Master & Slave Morality on the societal level
1:00:15 Secular manifestations of Slave Morality
1:02:09 Wrapping up/Outro