#672 Michael Grenke - Warspeak: Nietzsche's Victory over Nihilism
RECORDED ON MARCH 24th 2022.
Dr. Michael Grenke is a Professor at St. John’s College, with a BA from University of Chicago and PhD in Political Science and Government from Boston College. He has published numerous commentaries and translations on Nietzsche, and is a preeminent expert on that thinker. He wrote the Introduction to Warspeak: Nietzsche’s Victory over Nihilism, authored by Dr. Lise van Boxel.
In this episode, we focus on Warspeak. We talk about nihilism, and its different kinds. We focus on Genealogy of Morals, and discuss why it was a “polemic”, slave morality, master morality, the history of European morality, the moral-theological prejudice, the ascetic ideal, how culture influences human psychology, the origins of nihilism, nihilism in modern society, solutions for nihilism, and what “warspeak” means.
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Intro
What is nihilism?
Active and passive nihilism
The thesis of Genealogy of Morals
A “polemic”
Slave morality, master morality, and the history of European morality
The moral-theological prejudice
The ascetic ideal
How culture influences human psychology
The origins of nihilism
Nihilism in modern society
Solutions for nihilism
What is “warspeak”?
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