44: How To Become A Free Spirit - Friedrich Nietzsche (Existentialism)

In this podcast we will talk about how to become a free spirit from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. In line with the theory of existentialism, Friedrich Nietzsche preached about the importance of being a free spirit.

Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the precursors of existentialism, which emphasized the idea that the human being is a free and responsible agent, capable of determining his own actions in life through acts of will. He was one of the greatest and most unusual philosophers and in line with the theory of existentialism, he preached about the importance of being a free spirit. According to Nietzsche, a free spirit is someone who is able to be in charge of his own actions, who is capable of formulating his own worldview, free of prejudices and social norms, who is not dependent on his relationships with other people, and who has the courage to be authentic and fight against the tyranny of popular beliefs. According to Nietzsche, only by becoming a free spirit, would you be able to enjoy this life to the fullest and become who you truly are. So to help you become that true free spirit, here are 8 lessons that you can learn from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche -
01. Become a master over yourself
02. Think differently
03. Learn to live with contradictions
04. Be an experimenter
05. Fight against tyranny
06. Be authentic
07. Be joyful
08. Do not get attached to people and things

We hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope this video helps you in becoming a free spirit.

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, essayist, and cultural critic. He is considered to be one of the most daring and greatest thinkers of all time. His writings on truth, morality, language, aesthetics, cultural theory, history, nihilism, power, consciousness, and the meaning of existence have exerted an enormous influence on Western philosophy and intellectual history. He was one of the biggest precursors of existentialism, which emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent, determining their own development through acts of will. By his famous words “God is dead!”, Nietzsche moved the focus of philosophy from metaphysics to the material world and to the individual as a responsible person for his own life. Friedrich Nietzsche wrote several books like The Birth of a Tragedy, Human, All Too Human, The Dawn, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, Twilight of the Idols, The Will to Power, The Antichrist, and many more. His teachings have shaped the lives of many people; from psychologists to poets, dancers to social revolutionaries.