Today we begin our analysis of Beyond Good & Evil. This episode concerns the preface, which is perhaps my favorite of Nietzsche’s, and the first five sections of chapter one: On the Prejudices of Philosophers. As always I move incredibly slowly during the opening sections because of their incredible importance for understanding the entirety of the work, but ... Show More
Apr 21
138: Ludwig Wittgenstein - Philosophical Investigations, part 1
In this episode, we're finally talking about a book near and dear to my heart, Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations" (this book took second place in a Patreon poll, and I decided it was time). What is language? How is the meaning of words determined? Wittgenstein initiall ... Show More
1h 43m
Aug 2022
WOF 345: Understanding the Present Moment #2 (Friedrich Nietzsche)
<p>Friends, today on the "Word on Fire Show," we continue our series of discussions called <strong>"Understanding the Present Moment."</strong> Brandon Vogt and I are examining four massively influential figures who together help explain our present moment, how we arrived at wher ... Show More
28m 48s
Aug 2022
WOF 349: Understanding the Present Moment #4 (Michel Foucault)
<p>Friends, today on the "Word on Fire Show," we conclude our series of discussions called <strong>"Understanding the Present Moment."</strong> Brandon Vogt and I have examined four massively influential figures who together help explain our present moment, how we arrived at wher ... Show More
33m 23s
Aug 2022
WOF 347: Understanding the Present Moment #3 (Jean-Paul Sartre)
<p>Friends, today on the "Word on Fire Show," we continue our series of discussions called <strong>"Understanding the Present Moment."</strong> Brandon Vogt and I are examining four massively influential figures who together help explain our present moment, how we arrived at wher ... Show More
28m 28s
Feb 2021
Ep. 262: Nietzsche on Self-Denial (Part One)
On Friedrich Nietzsche's The Genealogy of Morals (1887), "Third essay: what do ascetic ideals mean?" Self-regulation, where we tamp down certain aspects of our personality, is necessary for disciplined action, but it can clearly go too far. Nietzsche uses this concept of ascetici ... Show More
46m 6s
Jul 2022
WOF 341: Understanding the Present Moment #1 (Karl Marx)
<p>Friends, today on the "Word on Fire Show," we kick off a new series of discussions called <strong>"Understanding the Present Moment."</strong> Brandon Vogt and I will look at four massively influential figures who together help explain our present moment, how we arrived at whe ... Show More
29m 58s