#1297 Neil Sinhababu: Nietzsche on the Eternal Recurrence
Dr. Neil Sinhababu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore. He is interested in metaethics and related issues. He is the author of Nietzsche on the Eternal Recurrence.
In this episode, we focus on Nietzsche on the Eternal Recurrence. We first talk about what the eternal recurrence is, the nature of the Universe, and cosmological arguments for the eternal recurrence. We also discuss it as a scientific hypothesis, the eternal recurrence in Gay Science, how it compares to Poincaré’s theorem, attitudinal and normative interpretations of the eternal recurrence, and its psychological effects. We also talk about the eternal recurrence in Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the goals of this book, and the current relevance of the eternal recurrence.
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Intro
What is the Eternal Return?
The nature of the Universe
The eternal recurrence as a scientific hypothesis
The eternal recurrence in Gay Science
Poincaré’s theorem
Attitudinal and normative interpretations of the eternal recurrence
The psychological effects of the Eternal Return
The eternal recurrence in Thus Spoke Zarathustra
The goals of this book
The current relevance of the eternal recurrence
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