Nietzsche's Critique of Christianity: The Genealogy of Morals
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This is a man who makes sure he covers his 10,000 steps.
It's tough to stand still for an hour. He has a brilliant mind.
Brutal, yet deep inside... so true. Now, in the current times, you would call it a: "TED talk"...
Dude is driving me nuts. Sit still dude
i think it's a tradition for many philosophers to think while walking. Starting from Aristotle. Maybe even before him.
Excellent lecture. You know a man knows his shit when he can just walk back-and-forth and talk off the top of his head.
So glad I read some of the comments before I watched. Your comment had me intrigued and, for what I got out of the lecture, I appreciate your part of the nudge I felt to commit to watching it. His shit is the shit and I’ll be watching it again. 😁
@@mikerobak790 If he has done a shit, as he keeps his arms crossed behind his back most of the time I, for one, didn't notice.
The walking actually makes him look nervous and insecure.
@@larsdols3157 I guess you can see it that way. But different people have different styles of communication. Some people look up when they’re talking, some people use a lot of hand gestures. I think the content is more important than the mode of communication.
Yes, familiarity and ever renewed speculation about one's own shit leads one to pace back and forth. Infallible index of shit knowledge. Though this mode of communication is not as important as the shit qua shit.
Rest in Peace Dr! I just encountered you in my life and now I can't believe your gone. Eternally grateful for your lectures and knowledge, it has transformed my understanding of everything for the better
he passed? when and how ? do you know ?
@@antonioleyva-rv6buCheck his channel.
Best lecture on N? Perhaps ❤
Literally, same.
Came back to pay gratitude to one of the finest teachers mankind can ever have. Rest in love professor ❤
When I listen to Dr Sugrue I feel as if I'm being given a gift. During the entirety of my education I have never heard anything so eloquently explained by anyone. Everything he speaks about he understands at a fundamental level, it's such a rarity to see such a deep level of comprehension in any subject. I truly feel as if these lectures will be cherished for future generations for years to come.
I agree, he is very good at explaining very complicated philosophical concepts.
Agreed Specially the political stuff that is political Fossati that he’s been talking about you
@@RayForrester agreed
Is he still alive if so could he would he ever if I ever do Fawcett would he teach my philosophy maybe
for sure! This man is the ultimate lecturer! Wow!
Finally someone who can speak about Nietzsche without constantly critiquing and/or praising the ideas.
The fact that he can lecture all of this with no notes is pretty amazing.
Listen to manly p hall, even more impressive
If you want modern history, check out Roy Cassagandra 💪💪
Ehhh kind of. It is a presentation
His job but agreed
@@HOurWrld999Alex Jones also has some good stuff!!
For content like this internet was created. Thank you for your work, Dr. Sugrue
This was in-fact, a banger.
Mans spitting mad fire.
Facts
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Thank you for uploading these Michael, and without ads. You are a excellent lecturer. Your presentation on Marcus Aurelius has stuck with me for years.
I concur with your appraisal. Very good indeed.
Same with me!
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he is a simple minded moron
These lectures are fantastic, you provide a good amount of subject matter for those of us "non collegiate philosophy enjoyers" to digest or argue with as we please.
this channel is an absolute goldmine, i can't believe it, THANK YOU for uploading these!
I don't watch Sugrue lectures every day, but when I do, I click the like button.
Amazing lecture, thank you for preserving it for all of us to enjoy and learn from!
Absolutely amazing. Utmost respect in the thinker balanced with cutting criticism in the consequences of the thoughts is the basis of perfect philosophy. Separating the idea from the person is something social media platforms are incapable of. Thanks.
You gave the best lecture on philosophy I ever had. Clear , and to the point.
Very thankful to have access to these lectures.
Colleges hate that they can't charge us $300 per class session.
Hard 10-4!
Me too! 🙏
Same here
Stay at home mom here. Couldn’t agree more
I am most pleased to have stumbled upon this video. I was mezmerized by the audio book "Thus spoke Zaratustra" so I love having this kind of content available on youtube.
Wow. Brilliant, beautiful explanations from an incredible mind and thinker. My understanding of Nietzsche and Christianity and the world in general is much enhanced by your fantastic teaching. Thank you.
Thank you so much Dr. Sugrue. These videos are fascinating to a casual philosophy reader like myself
I can not thank you enough Dr. Sugrue for making these lectures free to the public. You breath life and fire into philosophy.
Into political activism by spreading revisionism and erasing the actual content they discuss.
@@-John-Doe- these are bots to boost the channel interaction. Don't sweat about what they believe. It's useless.
The Christian can’t do anything but cope. Lollll
Learning about the philosophical writings of the likes of Nietzsche really helped me in writing colorful characters in my screenplay. I like seeing characters that embody philosophical ideologies that can drive them to either ascension or self destruction. Thank you for sharing this lecture.
Uploading these lectures of Sugrue and Staloff has done the world a lot of good, given that so many young people grow up using youtube as guides for intellectual development. I have been critical of Michael, but let me be honest: it is out of love and appreciation that I VERY rarely feel while looking at my smartphone these days. Elevating discourse is one of the MOST important things we can do for the social media generation.
All the lectures are *expletive* good. You, Darren Staloff, and Rick Rodrick have made some great contributions. Thank you.
Your lectures are truly a work of art. Thank you so much for recording them all those years ago and for sharing them now.
Mr. Sugrue . I wish I had a philosophy professor like you in my youth . You are amazing . I am new to your channel and your lectures are stunning . I will purchase your books .
And I wish you -- and most living Americans -- HAD had English instructors who were as good at teaching grammar as Professor Sugrue is at lecturing on philosophy. In fact, I wish the schools bureaucracy in America had never given up English grammar as a focal point of every person's primary education. Most Americans can no longer express themselves in a clear, structured way, which means they no longer think or act in clear, structured ways either. The ramifications of that are all around us.
@@celtaclassroom7082 Are you going to be okay?
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WOW! Just found this and saw there was more! Sooo excited, thanks for posting! :D
This is the first youtube lecture which I listen with full attention from first to last😍
Professor Sugrue delivers a wonderful style of verbal prose that resonates without distracting inflections. Mesmerizning.
/ Agreed, I love the open prose delivery... everything presented as a question as if spoken to the void - expecting no judgment in reply
I love these lectures, I've just found your channel, thank you.
Man really just strolls around the stage and *chats* about this stuff. I love it
I don't care, the way he walks back and forth, comfortably has his arms behind his back, hands at rest, and does look up at times engaging his audience bringing them along in his pleasant conversation. He's captivating and holding his audience just by what he's doing! No lectern, no notes, no teleprompter, Mr. Joe Friday himself stating the fact ma'am, just the facts! Never breaks a sweat and gets in a good workout too! I'm jealous! Lol!
I've listened to this lecture like 15 times, while reading the book, and each time I lean something new! And it's pretty much the same thing on each and every video in your channel, it's an impressive lecture, and it's impressive to see so many subscribes and views. You are making a difference.
I wonder what this difference is this he is making. Friedrich Nietzsche is saying that morals are a fallacy and we humans are no better than dogs. Apart hearing this position as it being recited without notes - what is the difference that is being made here. I’m interested in your view.
@@kushsakhu Sometimes while re-listening we capture a fragment of the lecture which sticks to our psyche a bit more - it "opens" up the pathways to think on the topic more since it had not been considered in that way previously.
@@mingus445_gaming okay. Thank you for your good point.
A damn good lecture although I'm already familiar with Nietzsche's work and have read most of it and also some biography and criticism of it I nonetheless found his critique of Nietzsche original, informed, refreshing and, thought provoking.
A brilliant presentation, Sir. Thank you.
Your work is soul-nourishing. Thank you, Dr Sugrue.
You think you have a soul?
Seldom have I been so impressed with a speaker. He makes,his,points very clearly and in a logical progression. Bravo!
He also makes pretty basic errors that should be easy to spot if one has actually read Nietzsche. He really has no idea what he's talking about.
@@MacSmithVideo Care to explain, I have no idea who nietzche is so I'd like to hear your thoughts.
I liked the walking back and forth. He can discuss this stuff as casually as any topic. Very informative and makes anyone think. I appreciate sharing this with others. I like to learn.
A concise and clear presentation, glad I came across this.
Thank you for posting these lectures Dr. Sugrue!
Sincerely appreciate your teaching ability.
Prof Sugrue brings back Nietzsche alive with his stimulating and profound interpretation in his inimitable style. Thanks to such unique professor.
His interpretation is pretty generic imo
@@charlesdesobry9446 there’s not exactly a plethora of ways to “interpret” him. Nietzsche said what he said and meant what he meant.
Thank you for posting this. Amazing lecture.
I was so uneducated I didn’t even know of philosiphy and now it’s all I can see around me.
Tell me about😂
I spent my life trying to convince fish that they are wet.
You are my favorite prson to listen to. very poetic very well read. brilliant. They don't make them like they use to.
An articulate, non-egotistical lesson. Thank you!
@@scottystcloud7086 lame
If you think the ego is not present in this speaker to the point it gets in its own way then you need more study. :3
@@larkohiya not extinct of course (but what is?) but not so arrogant and self-congratulating like many of these style talks are.
@@flm8580 Lois Lame?
@@larkohiya Or you're just a morally posturing weakling frightened by the slightest signs of confidence in someone. His ego is hardly visible, if at all; get lost lol
Great lecture! Thanks for the upload
Great, educational lectures free on your phone. What a wonderful world!
Can’t get enough of Nietzsche. Love hearing the (sometimes vastly)different interpretations that professors have of him.
You mean predictable radicals vs anyone who intuitively understands the content and doesn’t need it explained?
Aaaaaaand the first slide is Modernism. Wow what a surprise. This is a really good way of listening to Michael Sugrue give his opinions on Nietzsche. It has nothing to do with Nietzsche - Nietzsche warned about these people.
@@-John-Doe- maybe Michael should do movie reviews ?
Thus, there is no one correct interpretation. Some though are more astute than others..
@@thatcherwasson2093 he be dead though..
This lecturer is nothing short of brilliant !
Thank you for this offering.
Brilliant!!! Thank you so very much Professor Sugrue.
This dude is like my Alan Watts of psychology. He explains things so understandably.
Big Alan Watts fan here. Only Watts is better. This man's incessant pacing is too much like a Pentecostal Preacher for me.
@@dashlamb9318odd because this is philosophy and Alan watts was actually trained as an episcopal minister 😂.
This is such a great lecture!!
Victor Vroom Expectancy Theory: Effort leads 2 performance, and performance leads 2 reward. The good reward from me to you & your channel is a BIG THANK YOU. Simple, humble, and yet, extremely rich on knowledge. You impacted an African guy. God bless!
Watched it twice today. Absolutely brilliant!
Wow you’re an incredible lecturer. Really appreciate these videos. As an admirer of Nietzsche I found you’re critiques of him very grounding. That final line was very satisfying. Thank you!
* as an admirer of evil
😂😂😂"as an admirer of evil" that got me
@@craxyman9025 That's why we should move past good and evil. And just be an admirer!
@@eastlands5756 😂 I'm not admiring this man. Why should I? If you want to support the self proclaimed anti Christ go ahead but don't drag others with you.
@@sincronot Silly question.
Amazing professor. He has other lectures, which are amazing
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Thank you for the upload
My Most Favourite Professor!
One question what is your thoughts on Christianity
Clear, concise, and logical. Thank you sir.
Saving this for later :) TY for posting
Since I found this channel my appetite for philosophy has been re ignited! Amazing speaker!
I've struggled to understand Nietzche but this lecture was great. Very interesting ideas. Maybe eventually I will read Nietzche and get it, one step closer
Yeah that might help.
But dont start with Zarathustra 😉
@@katarinaj.6830 May i ask why not?
@@koig8393 all I say is..I have to agree with the original comment, I also struggle to understand him, Zarathustra may seem a bit much for a beginner
It seems simple...just be an evil selfish human without pity and place your personal ambition above all things. This is a philosophy of evil.
I've been having a little bit of trouble with some of Nietzsches works as I go through them, and this lecture helped me grasp him a bit better, thank you!
This is a great video. One critique I have is there is a growing trend with uploaded videos in general where the date a video was made isn’t included.
Wow excellent talk on Nietzsche . Made realize many aspects of his philosophy and how it connects to other thoughts.
A fascinating analysis of Nietzsche's devastating critique on traditional "values." With his full sight focus on the Machiavellian distortion of values by religious institutions to service tyrants, Nietzsche's philosophical attack came with mountain lightning speed and the precision of Navy Seal alpine warfare from his Olympian Swiss Alps perch. The rarefied air and vantage point of the Swiss Alps along with Nietzsche's expertise in Greek and Latin philology gave Nietzsche the edge. The mercenary soldiers, representing the T.S. Eliot "hollow men" of the traditional state, university values and the lieutenants of the decayed, ossified Roman legion Church aka "origin of the term religion R..e legion", stood no chance against Nietzsche's intellectual firepower. With his courageous, ferocious mountain attack, Nietzsche fought to liberate "modern man" from the shackles of the Roman Empire tradition, and the Machiavellian "storylines" used throughout history to service the state, where souls went to die, "soul diers" all to promote the most sinister of agendas and the most depraved tyrants in history even if draped in silk robes and bespoke Savile Row suits. He fought to reveal again out of a keen instinct to release man to his no limit capacity, to open the "dog gate" so man was left free to explore the vast Western horizons of thought and creativity, to go out on the leading edge of potentiality all while infused with the immensity and grandeur of the Ralph Waldo Emersonian described "immense intelligence" that pervades all, the real God Nietzsche fought to reveal for the luminosity of man. Thank you for sharing your video and philosophy expertise with Nietzsche aficionados across the world.
Yes, the “beyond good and evil” is my favourite! Thanks so much for this lecture 🙏💖
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This lecture is out of this world.
Thanks again! Brilliant as always.
What a great body of work. Thank you for your contribution to humanity Dr. Sugrue you will surely be missed
Nietzsche has been my favorite read so far in my journey into western philosophy. Not only is his poetic prose a delight to read but also the clear and straight to the point way he poses his assertions makes it really easy for the reader to create an internal debate and discussion around them instead of simply taking the assertions in. Also in his genealogy of morals he makes some comments about the true effect of punishment in the individual that were way ahead of his time
1. Philosophy of culture 2. Value of moral 3. Beyond good and evil Grateful ❤
This just made so many connections in my brain, I feel intoxicated!
Astounding lecture. Thank you.
And this is the academia we left behind in mid century. So much respect for this man.
This is from the nineties
@@draevonmay7704 Fully aware of that, brother, but culture doesn’t change overnight, and it’s almost certain that this man’s educators were educated in mid-century.
@@Cvvde So, it wasn't left behind in the mid-century?
@@draevonmay7704 I guess you’re not making the connection. Whatever, I’m wrong.
@@Cvvde Dude, I've been to hundreds of lectures at multiple colleges and universities. I can tell you, a lot of lecturers aren't at Sugrues caliber, but thinking that good scolarship ended a century ago is laughably reactionary. I'm sorry if you haven't had a good prof yet, but they're out there. Good books are still being written, good histories, good research. There isn't all that much left behind.
Oh this one’s gotta be totally kickass!!! gonna brew us some tea, sit back relax and learn with the professor 👍🏻✌🏼
I usually light one up for the lectures with Prof. Finch😂
You read my mind!
The Original Naked Blonde Writer right on Ms. Plath👍👍
What kind of tea goes best with these lectures?
@@Rawdiswar oolong
He also critiques the "scientific" mindset as being essentially identical. Fascinating work.
Excellent lecture and thorough explanation ; the more I hear of the German philosophers such as Nietzche, Kant, Hegel, Marx, etc and the specific German term they used, the more it gives me enthusiasm to learn the German language just so that I can read in the original language.
@RKO1988 well, to be fair, Hitler was a pretty big deal for the entirety of Europe and the world to be frank, he basically threatened everyone and everything, not just with ideas, but literal action. The fact aswell that his existence and influence was much closer to the 21st century than any of those other names might also contribute to that fact.
@@RKO1988 Nothing about Marx is great.
As a German I who enjoys reading English authors in their original language, I wish you success in your endeavor!
@@RKO1988 All these philosophers are fearless than freak and are in fact a detriment to society and proponents of evil 🤦🏾♂️. Just like Nazis who they inspired. 🤡
@@RKO1988 Imagine that causing the largest war in human history and torturing to death over 6 million people in an attempted genocide would overshadow a handful of books 🤦🏾♂️.
One thing Nietzsche misses in his disdain for the "mediocre" is that the mediocre masses are what the genius and the strong emerge out of. Without the mediocre to compare itself too, the exceptional is the new mediocre. Fail to respect the mediocre, and they will overwhelm you with sheer numbers, as they rightly should. You are not a giant because you stand on the shoulders of others.
Great thinkers are never shrill and obsessed with their own superiority to the herd.
In truth the mediocre masses are the ones standing on the shoulder of giants. They just can’t see it and resentment would be their undoing.
Most exceptional artists and thinkers are rarely praised for their works, particularly in the period of process, but they still do it because it's what is real to them. Mediocrity is the opposite, never growing to potential constantly assessing trivial matters. Nietzsche wasn't bashing the common man, he was trying to help him, but to reduce it to the most common man would have diluted the content and the growth gap is already to great. Nietzsche is for the already freed spirit, which is not contended to simple comparisons like you are trying to make born out of ego. Your theory is also invalid in the sense that if the masses could ascertain the thought level of great thinkers, good, geniuses would still be born, but the new base level would propel them to constructs that our limited minds could not fathom. It's evolution of the intellect, to try to disrespect someone as intelligent as Nietzsche is self defeating more than any illumination of self actualization that may have brightened in the nine people that liked your comment.
You are great at your lectures, sir.
I listen to you while exercising, it makes me feel positively Greek and Roman~
This is one of the greatest lectures a philosophy student could ever experience. Smooth, concise, very well organized and an overall joy to listen to. Thank you for existing.
The immeasurably erudite Professor Sugrue. I'm a grad student and your work has had a profound impact on my intellectual development. Thank you, sir.
Wow! This is fantastic. Thank you! I have learned so much.
A great speaker and awesome content!
Really enjoyed this. And I learned the correct way to pronounce "oxymoron".
Great presentation and one I related to in its entirety. Great insight into the significance of Nietzsche for philosophy and culture. I met Nietzsche many years ago getting a BA in philosophy at a Jesuit University and have never grown tired of hm. In fact I discover more of him every year. I found fascinating the investigation into the contradictory aspects of his history and personality. The seemingly timid and oversensitive son of a Protestant minister ( I believe Lutheran) that even in his last sickly years still wore a Christian necklaces - and opposite to it the image of the over-man that he brings into life by his writings.I heard it said by Italian philosophers that before and after Nietzsce for a span of over 100 years most German philosophers were anti-semitic. Which may explain why an entire highly cultured people bought so esaily ithe dream of "Deutchland uber alles" and its ultimate catastrophe.
Well Germany then “cleansed” itself of the Jewish population so the Jewish question became less relevant.
This is fascinating! Great explanation God bless you
Wonderful presentation.
Why can’t we have philosophy courses on Sunday’s that function like church but for people that want to hear different theories? Lol imagine the sense of liberation, community and momentum it could generate in the search for truth? This is great. Thanks uploader.
Athiesm leads to mass child sacrifice, via abortion, and contraceptives. Secular societes have murdered millions more than Christian ones Secularism is THE DEATH of a civilization.
😂😂😂 that is assuming most people are smart which they are not and will never be
You know this is going to be a great day if it starts with this 🦋
Brilliant lecture. I've struggled to make sense of Neitzche so not really engaged. Looking forward to going back with this insight.
Great man! I have nothing but deep and profound respect. Thank you so much, professor.
Your sycophantic comment is befitting of your profile name.
@@coimbralaw you must be very intelligent for using ‘sycophantic’
@@coimbralaw do you even know of the pantocrator? of the two sides of man? you would be wise not to criticize what you do not understand
Probably the greatest lecture I've seen and the best on Nietzsche, or morality for that matter.
except there is no criticism of F.N. ideas themselves.
wait till u see his lecture about marcus aurelius
Great video. Reading Nietzsche sometimes gives me a head ache. Dr. Sugrue makes Nietzsche easily understandable. I've read dozens of books on the subject, yet this breakdown on Christianity just blows open a new understanding of the subject. Outstanding.
weird. I've never found Nietzsche to be hard to understand
Hey, actually I'm pretty new to philosophy, can u tell me from did you start?
Sadly, Nietzsche's worldview is extremely difficult to apply today. The "superman" was defeated in 1945 and I mean all supermen, not just the guy with the little moustache. Today we are ruled by a priesthood of "experts", CEOs, and bureaucrats. The merchant class and grievance class being one rung below. I belong to the working-class and I'm well read. It would be nice to have a monarchy that takes care of the big stuff like highways, bridges and wars and protects us from over-enthusiastic bureaucrats and lawyers.
@@ronniewaters9782 don't you think that you got it the other way around these CEOs and techno's are the uberman not the priests. They promote dog eat dog culture that pretty sums up the idea of a superman, the uberman.
Well articulated
I've watched lots of Sugrue, and just now noticed the mic cable extending from his pant leg. It makes his ponderous pacing all the more impressive considering he never becomes entangled in it!
I don’t know how I found this guy but I love listening
One of the key points of this presentation that struck me hard is "those who can not hurt others will eventually hurt themselves". Thanks for the lecture professor this is enlightening!
If you had come up with a similar bromide, would you have thanked yourself? If you want more enlightenment, consult Jesus, the Light of the world.
I don't believe that, just does not make any sense.
@@yveelizaif you don’t have the capability to hurt others then it’s only a matter of time until you yourself are exploited or harmed
It’s very trite, but it doesn’t make it true.
I saw his amazing video on Marcus Aurelius. Are there more lectures by him?