The Gay Science #5 (I.45 - I.56)
Concluding with our readthrough of book I of The Gay Science! We'll return with book II in a short while. In the meantime, we're going back to regular episodes of the podcast in the immediate future, ...
6 Aug 20241h 52min
The Gay Science #4 (I.30 -I.44)
Join me for the next installment of our readthrough of The Gay Science. Here, we cover a number of aphorisms concerning: fame and its effect on friendship; the dying words of Roman emperors; the hidde...
30 Juli 20241h 45min
The Gay Science #3 (I.21 - I.29)
In this episode, we discuss the way in which selfishness is the root of all selfless morality, how corruption produces greatness, why the ascetic is driven by ambition, and the age old question, "What...
23 Juli 20241h 40min
The Gay Science #2 (I.10 - I.20)
Join me this week, for a discussion of significant aphorisms from The Gay Science, including Consciousness, Evil, and The Feeling of Power.
16 Juli 20241h 47min
The Gay Science #1 (Preface, I.1 - I.9)
We begin our walkthrough + analysis of The Gay Science today, starting with some brief remarks on the background context of the work, a loose examination of the preface, and an intense exegesis of the...
9 Juli 20241h 58min
Q&A #10
Answering questions from Patrons for our tenth Q&A episode! Thank you everyone, first episode analyzing The Gay Science next week.
2 Juli 20242h 12min
Wandering Above A Sea of Fog #3
Updates on my life, the new direction for the podcast, revealing the next book that we’re analyzing, and general thoughts on the spirit of the show, what binds the community together, and self celebra...
18 Juni 20241h 7min
96: Nietzsche as Educator
A summary of Nietzsche's teachings, examined by considering the parallel of Schopenhauer's influence on Nietzsche with how the modern person could adopt Nietzsche as a similar type of influence. I att...
11 Juni 20241h 6min
