Q&A #16
Season seven begins soon! For now, enjoy a selection of fascinating questions.
11 Aug 2h 51min
The Gay Science #25 (V.372-393)
We've finally arrived at the conclusion of The Gay Science. The theme of these final sections is perspectivism - we have opened up a "new infinite", penetrating beyond narrow, limited views of the wor...
4 Aug 1h 51min
The Gay Science #23 (V.356-363)
In this chapter of our readthrough, we confront "the problem of the actor". Nietzsche predicts that things shall become ever more "artistic" in Europe, as the actor's talent self-falsification becomes...
21 Juli 2h 21min
The Gay Science #22 (V.348-355)
The grand experiment continues with a series of naturalistic explanations for the origins of ideas or modes of life. The scholar's intellectual habits are inherited "in blood and instinct"; Spinoza's ...
14 Juli 1h 54min
The Gay Science #21 (V.343-347)
"You tremble, carcass?" After a long hiatus, we shall now fearlessly embark upon book V of The Gay Science, added to the text in 1887. In this final division of the text, we'll see Nietzsche's attempt...
7 Juli 2h 5min
Q&A #15
You know what it is. Questions get answered. The Gay Science readthrough begins in a week's time.
30 Juni 2h 49min
144: Georges Bataille, part 2 - 1944 Diaries
"You, whoever you are, reading me - take your own chance. Just as, at the moment of writing, I gamble with you." The much-awaited conclusion to season six is here! The year is 1944, and we follow Geor...
23 Juni 1h 44min
