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In "On the Genealogy of Morals" Nietzsche mapped out the emotion of Modern times — the emotion underlying BLM, Jordan Peterson, Social Justice and Oliver Anthony. That emotion is called ressentiment. It is the poisoned fruit that creates a better world while poisoning its host. In "On the Genealogy of Morals" Nietzsche argues that ressentiment is the root cause of Slave Morality and the Ascetic Ideal. Max Scheler developed Nietzsche's work further in his 1915 work "Ressentiment" where he argued that Christianity is not inherently ressentimentful but bourgeois middle-class capitalism is. As we will see in this episode, ressentiment is the underlying emotional background of modern times — from the French and American Revolutions to the Storming of the Capitol Building and the BLM marches. Ressentiment has the power to make a better world but in the process destroys our capacity to enjoy it. ____________________ 📚 Further Reading: - Meltzer BN and Musolf GR (2002) Resentment and Ressentiment. _Sociological Inquiry_ 72(2): 240–255. - Nietzsche FW (2000) _Basic Writings of Nietzsche_. translated by Walter Kaufmann. New York: Modern Library. - Scheler M (1915) Ressentiment. ________________ ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelivingphilosophy ▶ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thelivingphilosophy _________________ 💬 More from The Living Philosophy ▶ Discord https://discord.gg/XNd4gTpfu9 ▶ 📨 Subscribe with email: https://thelivingphilosophy.substack.com/ ________________ 🎼 Media Used: 1. End of the Era  — Kevin MacLeod 2. Evening Fall Harp — Kevin MacLeod 3. Despair and Triumph — Kevin MacLeod 4. Drums of the Deep — Kevin MacLeod 5. There’s Probably No Time — Chris Zabriskie Subscribe to Kevin MacLeod https://www.youtube.com/user/kmmusic Subscribe to Chris Zabriskie https://www.youtube.com/c/chriszabriskie _________________ ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:18 Resentment and Ressentiment 4:42 Nietzschean Ressentiment 10:48 Revolutionary Ressentiment 13:06 Ressentiment in the 21st Century
For Nietzsche The Last Man stood as the opposite of the Ubermensch and the great danger of the "levelling" tendency of modernity. In this episode we are going to look at what Nietzsche meant by the Last Man and how his prophecy has come through. We look at The Last Man in 21st century society and what Nietzsche got right even while we should be cautious of fully embracing his ideal. ____________________ 📚 Further Reading: - Joseph S (2011) _What Doesn’t Kill Us: The New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth_. New York: Basic Books. - McGonigal K (2015) _The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It_. New York: Avery, a member of Penguin Random House. - Seligman MEP (2013) _Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment_. Atria paperback edition. New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi: Atria Paperback. - Nietzsche FW (1976) *Thus Spoke Zarathustra* in _The Portable Nietzsche_. New York: Penguin Books. - Nietzsche FW and Kaufmann WA (1974) _The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs_. 1st ed. New York: Vintage Books. - Nietzsche FW and Kaufmann WA (2000) _Basic Writings of Nietzsche_. Modern Library ed. New York: Modern Library. ________________ ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelivingphilosophy ▶ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thelivingphilosophy _________________ 💬 More from The Living Philosophy ▶ Discord https://discord.gg/XNd4gTpfu9 ▶ 📨 Subscribe with email: https://thelivingphilosophy.substack.com/ ________________ 🎼 Media Used: 1. Long Note Three — Kevin MacLeod 2. There’s Probably No Time — Chris Zabriskie 3. Despair and Triumph — Kevin MacLeod 4. Dark Times — Kevin MacLeod 5. End of the Era — Kevin MacLeod Subscribe to Kevin MacLeod [https://www.youtube.com/user/kmmusic](https://www.youtube.com/user/kmmusic) Subscribe to Chris Zabriskie [https://www.youtube.com/c/chriszabriskie](https://www.youtube.com/c/chriszabriskie) _________________ ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 01:50 The Last Man in Thus Spoke Zarathustra 05:13 The Values of the Last Man 09:25 The Last Man in the 21st Century
In The Ritual Process the anthropologist who put Liminality on the map Victor Turner gave a list of contrasts between Liminality and Structure. There is an uncanny resemblance between these values and the values of Leftism. That is what we are going to explore in this episode which in the final episode in our exploration of Victor Turner's work in this field. _________________ 🧾 Turner's list: - Communitas/structure - Unselfishness/selfishness - Simplicity/complexity - Homogeneity/heterogeneity - Equality/inequality - Absence of status/status - Absence of rank/distinctions of rank - Suspension of kinship rights and obligations/kinship rights and obligations - Absence of property/property - No distinctions of wealth/distinctions of wealth - Humility/just pride of position - Anonymity/systems of nomenclature - Total obedience/obedience only to superior rank - Sexual continence/sexuality - Nakedness or uniform clothing/distinctions of clothing - Minimization of sex distinctions/maximization of sex distinctions - Disregard for personal appearance/care for personal appearance ____________________ 📚 Further Reading: - Szakolczai Á (2003) _The Genesis of Modernity_. Routledge studies in social and political thought 36. London ; New York: Routledge. - Turner VW (1995) _The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure_. The Lewis Henry Morgan lectures 1966. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. ________________ ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelivingphilosophy ▶ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thelivingphilosophy _________________ 💬 More from The Living Philosophy ▶ Discord https://discord.gg/XNd4gTpfu9 ▶ 📨 Subscribe with email: https://thelivingphilosophy.substack.com/ ________________ 🎼 Media Used: 1. Long Note Three  — Kevin MacLeod 2. Dreams Become Real — Kevin MacLeod 3. Evening Fall Harp — Kevin MacLeod 4. Despair and Triumph — Kevin MacLeod 5. Permafrost — Scott Buckley 6. There’s Probably No Time — Chris Zabriskie 7. Ether Real - Density & Time — The Grey Room Subscribe to Kevin MacLeod [https://www.youtube.com/user/kmmusic](https://www.youtube.com/user/kmmusic) Subscribe to Chris Zabriskie [https://www.youtube.com/c/chriszabriskie](https://www.youtube.com/c/chriszabriskie) Subscribe to The Grey Room https://www.youtube.com/@TheGreyRoom Scott Buckley - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au _________________ ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 01:31 Liminality 03:39 Leftism 05:09 The Liminal Left - Economic/Political 07:10 Authority and Liminality 10:07 The Cultural Left and Liminality 13:39 Conclusion
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