Masters vs. Slaves | Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality Explained

An introductory lecture summarizing the key ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche’s On The Genealogy of Morality. This channel is funded directly by people passionate about the Great Books. Help me keep making more episodes with a paid subscription: johnathanbi.com Some links to further guide your study: * Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io * Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-nietzsches-genealogy Companion lectures & interviews: * Girard's Defense of Christianity: https://youtu.be/0x09KBDAE9A * Nietzsche's Attack on Free Will: https://youtu.be/rzzxFuyJX5E Texts I referenced: * Best translation of the Genealogy: https://amzn.to/45jtXS4 (affiliate) * My book notes: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/on-the-genealogy-of-morality-by-nietzsche * Best reading companion to the Genealogy: https://amzn.to/3x4QQMc (affiliate) * My book notes: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/nietzsche-on-morality-by-brian-leiter * Best overview of Nietzsche's meta-ethics: https://amzn.to/3yL9fy3 (affiliate) * My book notes: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/moral-psychology-with-nietzsche-by TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 0. Introduction 00:06:17 1. Nietzsche’s Project 00:21:36 2.1 Resentment: Rome Against Judea 00:24:56 2.2 Resentment: Good & Evil / Good & Bad 00:28:23 2.3 Resentment: 3 Critiques of Slave morality 00:40:42 2.4 Resentment: Invention of Free Will 00:44:43 2.5 Resentment: Ad Hominem 00:49:09 3.1 Asceticism: The Priests 00:52:58 3.2 Asceticism: Social Control 00:56:18 3.3 Asceticism: Willing Nothingness 01:11:54 3.4 Asceticism: Need for Cruelty 01:17:05 3.5 Asceticism: The Problem of Suffering 01:20:59 3.6 Asceticism: A Psychological Argument 01:24:18 4.1 Limitations: The Will to Power 01:27:43 4.2 Limitations: The Sovereign Individual 01:29:42 4.3 Limitations: Nietzsche’s Life