Here’s a bootleg version of my Nietzsche and the Nazis documentary, which was first available at Netflix and on DVD. The book version came along a couple of years later. Official audiobook version is available here. The print edition is available here.
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For those interested in Friedrich Nietzsche and his connections to Thomas Mann, André Gide, D. H. Lawrence, Ayn Rand: Auburn University professor Roderick Long’s course on Nietzsche and Modern Literature is online with a treasure trove of readings, pictures, and musical clips. Related: My table with sources on Nietzsche and Rand: 124 Similarities and Differences.
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Stephen R. C. Hicks Traducido al Español por Fermín Elizalde. El drama de la voluntad de poder Este episodio está inspirado en mi re-lectura de The Will to Power de Nietzsche. Estoy leyendo la traducción más reciente, realizada por el profesor R. Kevin Hill y publicada por Penguin en 2017. Es un libro increíble. La
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“Because there is no time for thinking and no rest in thinking, we no longer weigh divergent views; we’re content to hate them.” (Human All-Too-Human, (1878), section 282) Certainly an apt diagnosis of some sub-cultures on social media. A different translation is available at this Project Gutenberg edition of HATH.
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I was long-form interviewed by Ryan Faulkner-Hogg of Atlas Geographica on this range of topics:: Introduction: 00:00 Aesthetics: 03:04 Do You Practice Art? 08:33 Modern “analytic” art, Modern “pessimist/expressionist” art, & Postmodern “deconstructive” art 10:24 Duchamp’s urinal 32:25 Objectivism v. Subjectivism: 39:30 BLM (benevolent v. Trojan Horse versions) & Marxism: 52:57 Hicks’s Formative Years: 1:00:00
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Episode 43 in my Open College with Dr. Stephen Hicks podcast series: “Where does morality come from? Are moral codes merely conscious formulations of our strongest subjective needs? Nietzsche is one of the great critics of human psychology — contemptuously noting most people’s weakness — their cowardice and conformity. Can we all “Live dangerously?” How
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We’re posting serially at thinkspot the transcripts of my Open College podcasts. Here’s the sixth: OC6: Nietzsche’s Sister and The Will to Power. “The story of The Will to Power all by itself has the makings of a dramatic documentary film. It has this tormented genius, Friedrich Nietzsche, already recognized as one of the great
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Live Q&A on Nietzsche vs. Rand. After two lectures, time for the Q&A session and last part of this mini-course. Saturday, July 4th, 12 -1 PM Central Time, at thinkspot. Free for my subscribers. Feel welcome to post your questions ahead of time. Others can register here: https://thinkspot.com/event_signup?event=lPuwOA
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This is a work in progress. Corrections and additions welcome. The long comparison table below is also here in PDF format. Nietzsche and Rand: A Comparison of Positions on 124 Issues Stephen R.C. Hicks, Philosophy, Rockford University Updated June 2020 Summary 124 issues tabulated below with quotations and sources. Agreements between Nietzsche and Rand: 21
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For this month’s livestreams at thinkspot, I’m comparing the ethical views of two of the most inspirational philosophers of all time. Join me in this 3-session course co-organized by thinkspot and Ayn Rand Center Latin America. Here’s my two-minute trailer for my June livestream lectures: * Session 1: June, Saturday 20th, 12-1 pm Central. On
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