The Value of Philosophy - Bertrand Russell kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbd3dqaT08rNh30.html

“Are they the mere power fantasies of an invalid?” Oof that one stings.

“HIs opinion of woman, like any man’s, is objectivication of his attitude towards them”.. Damn. Preach that shit Bert

I really like the idea of Nietzsche and Buddha having a sassy argument.

Russell was such a wonderful, extraordinary person. I'm grateful to have such smart, kind people to look up to

"Aristocratic anarchism" - That basically sums up Nietzsche's world view accurately enough. Solid insights from Bertrand Russel here.

Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

“For my part, I agree with Buddha as I have imagined him”

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The best style of writing in german language.

"Just look at these superfluous people! They are always ill, they vomit their bile and call it a newspaper. They devour one another and cannot even digest themselves"-Nieztche

Fascinating. Way back when, I held the same opinion about Greek philosophy. I thought that way to. After reading so much of the pre-Socratics, and at the time, I kinda felt that pretty much the basics had already been done by the time of Socrates. It's simply been all pulled apart since then.

This is a chapter from Russell's "History of Philosophy" wherein each chapter is a philosophy.

“Category: Gaming”

My favorite part was when he called Nietzsche a sycophant of the aristocracy. Or that the woman would take his whip and turn it on him. Damn, son! Shots fired.

so many ppl do not try to better them selves personally today.

Thankyou Bertrand, absolutely brilliant.

Let’s not overlook the humour in Neitzschean maxims: ‘woman - young; a cavern decked about: old; a dragon sullies out’

8:16 there i needed to stop to start watching slower understanding what a great pearl of internet i just found Halfdead hidden God bless you for adding this The greatest Polish of all time.

Nietzsche had serious health problems for much of his life and struggled mighty with his Danish Publisher Brandies to promote Book Sales and earn Money via lectures to keep his head above water financially. He walked his talk, applying his Will to thrive through great adversity. We hear much of Nietzsche Philosophy, little about how he lived his life.

You can add "Savage Music Critic" to Nietzsche's resume.

"in 1888 be became insane" that made me laugh, like he made a conscious choice to go crazy.

As someone who went through university, I'm very disappointed that I am unfamiliar with much of what is being talked about. Less so with the university, but more so with primary and secondary education.

The most amusing feature of this video is the subtitles!

Amazing!!!!!!!

I was expecting the worst when I began to read Beyond Good and Evil. At first I thought 50% fascist and 50% good. The 50% bad went done to 40% then 30% and so on until it almost dissolved. Nietzsche in his writing goes beyond his own ideologies. His female housekeeper asked him why he wrote so nastily about women; he took both her hands in his and said, "You must not believe what I write."

Perhaps Nietzsche’a idea was to martyr himself philosophically and present the most extreme set of ideas on the other end of the compassion scale, against which all others can be measured. Nietzsche seems to restrict himself to man whose only spur for action is the inclination to predate or dominate. This reduces man to a force of nature, as opposed to a conscious being with a sense of reflection. His moral “suffering has no meaning” is very profound. And Russell’s interpretation is very helpful and masterful.

“The women would get the whip away from him, and he knew it.”

Damn, this is so good.

I sincerely hope you would, at least, provide the source of this audio, book, etc.

Anyone who thinks a mustache should resemble some kind of shelter has lost it.

Incredible

ty for CC

This is fascinating and has helped me understand Nietzsche more than I did, so thanks.

Marvelous, concise & so needed in these trying times

here a Nietzsche follower, and no professor Russel, it is not coming to and end

Seen this on a Star Trek episodeq. The guest was Recardo Montelbon.

This sounds good. I may give Bertrand Russell's book a go one day.

Although I shudder at the ruthlessness of Nietzche's ideal, he sure was a powerful and unique poet and visionary.

I prefer happiness for the sake of happiness and what happiness is but not what is not happiness.

Thank you!

I ADORE READING

Now, compare this, to the average professors lecture on Nietzsche - and to add more credit, this is Russell's personal interpretation, not a patched copy paste.

I don’t know who Stoica Nicusor is, but I like his reading of the thoughts and words of Bertrand Russell. I don’t like that Russell smoked a pipe, but admit that I have smoked quite a few in my time, and that I am also a peacenik, and have always loved the peace lovers throughout history. It seem’s like Putin is an admirer of Nietzsche, and the suffering of the plebs means nothing to him…that he considers himself a great man altering the course of history. I hope he can be put in his place by peaceful means.

I remember the foreword in my copy of Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy. (probably a dutch translation, I cant quite remember) From what I recall the philosopher that wrote it praises russels analysis in general and in particular of the classic period, but also warned that Russell was a man of his time too and that he got more biased regarding philosophers of (or close to) his own time. Particulary Nietzsche.

so interesting to hear this after Jordan Peterson. Russell does not sugar coat or soften Nietzsche at all

It's important to keep in mind that Russell is commenting on Nietzsche based on bad translations and editing available before Walter Kaufmann (sp?) in the 1950s and 60scorrected a lot of the past mistakes. Also, Russell was (understandably) strongly influenced by the fallacious Nazi adoptions of Nietzsche's catch phrases. enabled mostly by Nietzsche's sister's misappropriation of his writing. Nietzsche delighted in pushing ideas that were intentionally open to interpretation, he was the philosopher of 'what if', he was intentionally contradicting and metaphorical. There is a lot to disagree with, most of which he would disagree with too. He also wrote how to be a philosopher is to essentially be proclaiming subjective and autobiographically revealing opinions; he often wrote of his regrets about some of the more cruel things he wrote, especially about women, that he attributed to his own rage and hurt from rejections.

Ahhh Freddy N, the 19th century's very own Gamergater.

Looking at this comment section. Good to know I'm not the only one who has the urge to go full on gibrish mode after listening to Russell for half an hour

Have been reading Nietzsche for almost fifty years, and I still read and admire him. There are times, however, when he seems to be very much a lost Incel of the 19th Century.

Random thought. Has anyone considered the possibility that Nietzsche was influenced by William Blake? In "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" Blake says, "Prisons are built by stones of law, brothels by bricks of religion" which sounds a bit Nietzchean. Blake also said, "One law for the lion and ox is oppression" which definitely sounds Nietzchean.

Does anyone know where this recording is actually from? I would love to hear Russel read the rest of the book.

Thank you so much

Thanks for adding this - loved it, Russell is brilliant.

My goodness this is quite brilliant. This marks the day I became a fan of Bertrand Russell.

"As I grew weary of the search and chase/I learned to find/And since the wind blows in my face/I sail with every wind." ("The Gay Science")

Only I could say is and it would side with nietzsche's view I believe but it's the idea of competition, like sports for example? Competition can be "cruel" sometimes but it's amazing when you push the human body mentally and physically against other people.

I wonder if Bertrand Russell got his Nobel Prize for looking smart in KZfaq comments-

Nietzcsche was the first incel. But man could he write.

Make no mistake concerning his premature death: The hostile church he hated so much sent him an infected whore. He was killed by design . . .

What a blow to Nietzsche😂😉

Splendid...

My boy Bertrand sounds a bit scared of this fear-driven Nietzsche, no?

Thank you

‘If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?’

I'd rather hang out with Bert over Fred any day.

I have read lots of Russell but this is an introduction to Ntetzche which is very good!

works well on x0.75 speed. well enough to keep up.

i like views of nietzche which are expressed in the video....

18:03 maybe except Goethe!

19:25 - that's an interesting point

Very instructive! For me, the heart of Russel's analysis is to be found here: King Lear on the verge of madness said : "I will do such things, what they are yet, I know not, but they shall be the terror of the Earth". This is Nietzsche's philosophy in a nutshell. It never occured to Nietzsche that the lust for power, with wich he endows his superman, is itself an outcome of fear. Those who do not fear there neighbors, see no neccessity to tyranise over them. Men who have conquered fear have not the frantic quality of Nietzsche artist tyran and heros who tries to enjoy music and massacre while their hearts are filled with dread of the inevitable palace revolution. The thing that Bertrand Russell fails to see is that unsatisfatoriness, cruelty and an appetit for destruction is at the heart of every dynamic, vibrant healthy nations. No nation or empire were ever built on compassion and pardon. These are good values for established societies framed by laws and administrative forces which are the ossified remains of true free energy and vitality. Nietzsche isn't concerned with maintaing our society as it is. And for our enjoyment, he's pointing in a new direction, which is a breath of fresh air compared to the same abramanic religion overworn soporific themes. You can build on love though. Love is the only all encompassing positive value. I fall for Buddah's conclusion. I believe Russell's insight that Nietzsche philosophy is built on fear, which makes it a little less appealing to me now. Nevertheless, all evolution on a path or another is made of destruction, and wether anyone likes it or not, humans are full of love but also the most vile, cruel and unforgiving of all creatures, which is confirm everyday by our position in the natural order of thing nowadays. Very few philosopher dwell on the violence contained in human nature. Nietzsche is one of the few who acknowledge our darker qualities to show a path that is probably closer to the real human nature and which makes innumerable aspects of his philosophy still very appealling, modern and topical to this day.

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I read Beyond Good and Evil 53 yrs ago at age 16. Huge influence on me but in some ways made me too confident.

Nietzsche read the Aeneid, the Odyssey, the Iliad, all the old songs of heros and monsters. Than he looked at the men of his time, their weakness their vices. And than, he came to greatest question of all time "What happened to Garry Cooper, the strong silent type?!"

Frederick for sure is the TRUE guardian for all rare and noble few souls . . . craving for a NEW life . . . utterly away from the dumb mob/crowd/flock. . .

Who was more afraid? Who’s philosophy was predicated more on fear? One feared weakness above all else, while the other feared power. Both fears are necessary in balance.

What a magnificent language. I have Russell's book in my possession and I intend to read it upon my graduation from PhD 🤣🤣 (the second sentence is my poor imitation of Russell's academic style, lol)

Was Russell the funniest mathematical logician ever? I think probably so.

I've read some of the comments & realise I'm not qualified to comment. ..i like to think of Russells narration or his thoughts as the number one comment by far .....

I'd love to have seen Bertrand Russell debate Christopher Hitchens...

Russell and Nietzsche were in essence dealing with double edged swords, as all philosophers must. The idea of universal love is double edged since loving an enemy can enable him to continue his brutality . But herein lies the a potential synthesis: it is in HOW we “love” our enemy -tough love may be the solution . To abandon an abuser may wake him up. The aristocracy theme too is a double edged sword ⚔️. How can N both so beautifully liberate us from ourselves yet also agree with a slave master Paradigm ? Mediocrity can be found in both slave and master , as well as brilliance . Herein lies my attempt at synthesis: new education models that incorporate all ways of learning, more freedom of self exploration , more hands on project oriented learning and reverence and care for the natural world as a key component of curriculum . I am afraid that as much as N steered his readers from dogma he at times created a new one breaking his own rules . As with his views on women pettiness is often a symptom of early childhood deprivation of authentic education and religious programming . Another double edged sword he wielded at half the worlds population. I call this double edged sword the mechanistic vs organic (spontaneous) view of human experience.

Source please.

Can you list in the description the date of the recording so it can be determined if this perception and analysis is pre WWII, pre other early/mid century events that should have colored his analysis.

I can almost admire Nietzsche for being an unironic supervillain.

I wonder if someone can help with my confusion... Russell says that from Nietzsche's perspective "In a fight of all against all, the victor is likely to possess certain qualities which Nietzsche admires, such as courage, resourcefulness and strength of will. But if the men who do not possess these aristocratic qualities (who are the vast majority) band themselves together, they may win in spite of their individual inferiority. In this fight of the collective *canaille* against the aristocrats, Christianity is the ideological front, as the French Revolution is the fighting front. We ought therefore to oppose every kind of union among the individually feeble, for fear lest their combined power should outweigh that of the individually strong." However, my understanding of Nietzsche is that he takes the opposite view of Christianity; that it produces servile individuals, content with characteristics that should be rejected as vices, promoting them as virtue. So what is it? Does Christianity produce of class of beta men, who value weakness (as meekness), servility (as forgiveness). Or does it, coversely, produce the ideological basis upon which lesser men may - as a collective - overthrow their masters? My understanding is the former, but Russell seems to argue the latter.

from where is this taken?

Great video, thank you very much , note to self(nts) watched all in it 33:01

i really hope Russell was entirely right here but i do worry that Nietzsche might have been onto something...

Umm... Hello based department?

Bertrand Russell clearly is not a Dionysian

I get the distinct impression that Russell did not like Neitzsche.

The typical academic’s misunderstanding of Nietzsche in a nutshell.

Sith vs. Jedi

Did he refer to us as, "the bungled botched"?

I wonder what Nietzsche thought of Hypatia (?).

Bertrand Russell. 〽👌

When did Nietzche call Wagner a jew?

Can't imagine Neitsche living in present day in USA

Russell dissected Nietzsche