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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 57 MIN

Beyond Good and Evil Chapter I - Prejudices of Philosophers

from The Nietzsche Library · host Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

In which the Will to Truth is unveiled as a perilous enigma that challenges the sacred distinctions of value and compels philosophy to confront its own instincts, moralities, and illusions; and in this nuanced dance of thought, the self, will, and knowledge emerge not as sovereign absolutes but as intricate, socially structured phenomena woven into the fabric of life’s ceaseless striving. Thus, philosophy is revealed as an unceasing voyage beyond conventional dichotomies—endeavouring neither faithful adherence nor outright rejection, but rather an honest reckoning with the multiplicity and precariousness that underlie our most cherished convictions.

In which the Will to Truth is unveiled as a perilous enigma that challenges the sacred distinctions of value and compels philosophy to confront its own instincts, moralities, and illusions; and in this nuanced dance of thought, the self, will, and knowledge emerge not as sovereign absolutes but as intricate, socially structured phenomena woven into the fabric of life’s ceaseless striving. Thus, philosophy is revealed as an unceasing voyage beyond conventional dichotomies—endeavouring neither faithful adherence nor outright rejection, but rather an honest reckoning with the multiplicity and precariousness that underlie our most cherished convictions.

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