Philosophers, Explained covers major philosophers and texts, especially the great classics. In each episode, Professor Hicks discusses an important work, doing a close reading that lasts 40 minutes to an hour.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher. He wrote mostly in an aphoristic style. He is most famously known for his thoughts on good and evil, master-slave morality, the Uber Mensch, the will to power, ressentiment and the death of God.
In this episode, Dr. Hicks discusses the First Essay in Nietzsche's work, On the Genealogy of Morals(1887), focusing on the nature of good and evil and master and slave moralities.
Timestamps:
00:39 The text
02:29 Distinguishes between religious and moral prejudices
04:32 The role of values
06:32 A critical look at altruism
12:21 The First Essay: 'Good and Evil' and 'Good and Bad'
17:56 The concept of good is sought in the wrong place
20:35 Good was originally an aristocratic value
21:57 Etymological examples of the meaning change
27:15 How did this transformation happen?
37:11 Moral codes as power strategies
38:34 Ressentiment
43:04 A cross-cultural, global issue
46:22 Ideals
49:55 Revenge's power play
51:50 The endless struggle of good and evil
55:55 What of the future? Hope.
Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian University in Poland.
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