29. Friedrich Nietzsche on Guilt & Bad Conscience from Unpacking Ideas

29. Friedrich Nietzsche on Guilt & Bad Conscience

54 minutes Posted Jul 10, 2023 at 7:43 pm.

Intro

Questions Nietzsche is Trying to Answer

Origin of Punishment vs. Utility of Punishment

Punishment Hardens the Individual

The Etymology of the word “Guilt”

The Creditor/Debtor Relationship

Suffering as Compensation

Suffering as Entertainment Throughout History

The Link between Sadism and Social Status

Grace as a Form of Domination

The Social Contract

Lack of Free Will in Early Punishment

Nietzsche’s Hypothesis on the Origin of Bad Conscience

The State of Nature Theory

Turing The Will to Power Against Oneself

Masochism

Punishment as Entertainment for the Gods

Aristocrats Create Bad Conscience in Slaves

Ancestor Worship

Original Sin / The Psychology of Guilt

Debt Becoming Spiritual and Internal

Internalizing the Creditor/Debtor Dynamic within One’s own Conscience

Nietzsche’s Views on Bad Conscience / The Sovereign Individual

Wrapping up/ Outro

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In this episode we unpack the Second essay in German Existentialist Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's classic work "The Genealogy of Morals" from 1887.

This Essay Explores...

The Origins of Punishment

The Psychology of Guilt

The Link Between Civilization and Bad Conscience

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⁠On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche⁠

*note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode!

Host: Zach Stehura ⁠⁠⁠UnpackingIdeas.com⁠⁠⁠

Guest: Samuel Le Coutour

Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠Polyenso⁠

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