Do not gaze into the Abyss | Nietzsche
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- Explore the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche in this video essay. Dive into his life, his shift from philology to philosophy, and his profound ideas on morality as expressed in "Beyond Good and Evil."
Nietzsche's radical ideas revolutionized philosophy as a whole, I find his perspective very interesting, worthy to think about. Make sure to let me know your thoughts in the comments :)
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0:00 - Introduction
0:14 - Nietzsche's Biography
1:13 - Beyond Good and Evil
2:07 - Master and Slave Morality
2:40 - Story about a fox
3:44 - Nietzsche's Moral Man
4:15 - Finale
Music:
"This Is Not Effortless" by True Cuckoo - บันเทิง
"We both looked into the abyss, but when it looked back at us, you blinked." - Batman to Owlman, Justice league: Crisis on two Earths, great animated movie.
I'll check it out, thanks :)
@@Absurdyssey2002 Thank you, for the video.
"I gazed into this 'abyss' everyone keeps moaning about. I saw nothing but a new frontier; ripe for the taking! Prepare the legions, we set sail at dawn."
@@Nykandros That's the spirit!
@@Nykandros Did you make that up or is that a quote?
I don't always gaze into the abyss, but when i do, the abyss whimpers and turns away, sobbing softly.
As it should :)
You cruel cruel gazer
I never did no such thing!
I've heard this (Nietzsche's) quote for many years ad nauseam. It's nice to finally see it punched in the face.
When a philosopher talks about The Abyss, I immediately think: The ultimate meaninglessness of the universe. Within our human systems, meaning is paramount; but beyond them, there is no meaning at all. So we can philosophise within a certain human range. But if we dare to contemplate beyond the human realm we finally realize there is no meaning at all. And furthermore, the universe is devestatingly uninterested in the webs of meaning we generate - which exist only inside human minds.
Beautifully put! Thanks for sharing
True
I have an idea for you (and I’m curious of your opinion). What if all of reality was the dream of God, and God is consciousness understanding itself, that is why it’s meaningless but it’s your job to find that meaning, because ultimately you are a thought that is exploring something, and everyone else is that same conscious but a seperate thought exploring something else, so ultimately you are on a mission to understand yourself and find meaning because you are the universe, and that’s what it’s doing
@@onepunchmicky666 That's the beauty of life, we will never truly know if the world we live in is as we perceive it. Your idea is possible and its up to us humans to decide whether or not we are going to give our lives meaning.
The universe is not meaningless. That is absurd to say because meaning is something that only occurs within thinking, self aware beings. This is like saying a rock is emotionless. Relating having or lacking meaning to the universe is absurd.
*correct pronunciation of Nietzsche*
*immediately subscribes*
Ooh the paradox of this comment & the video
I believe the depiction of the will to power in the animation misinterprets Nietzsche's concept. It's not solely about dominating others in a traditional sense, but rather about pushing oneself towards self-realization, self-overcoming, and the affirmation of life. Nonetheless, I found the video to be good and easy to follow
You’re absolutely right, thanks a lot for your comment :)
It also relates to how one defines power.
I suspect most people want to feel they have power over their choices.
"The essential thing, however, in a good and healthy aristocracy is that it should not regard itself as a function either of the kingship or the commonwealth, but as its own highest justification-then it should therefore accept with a good conscience the sacrifice of a legion of individuals, who, for its sake, must be suppressed and reduced to imperfect men, to slaves and instruments." - Nietzsche
Make no mistake, Nietzsche very much recognizes the core essentiality of external dominance over others & the environment; in fact, he deems it a necessity. The desire to dominate others & out-compete them is core to the will to power; it is why Nietzsche uses men such as Cesare Borgia to represent the archetypical Proto-Ubermensch. The Blond Beast archetype which Nietzsche exalts as the ideal is inherently defined by his instinctual dominance & subjugation of the world around him.
Do not fall into the trap that so many "Nietzscheans" fall into after learning about The Will to Power; they get frightened by the emphasis on physical dominance & social/political power, causing them to retreat into a mental safe-space of internal fantasies as opposed to external competition. If you want to play chess against yourself go read Marcus Aurelius; Nietzsche is for those who desire the battle & the victory. For those who wish to take the lightning by force.
See you at the summit.
@@Nykandros Nietzsche indeed emphasizes the will to power and dominance as inherent aspects of human nature, but he also discussed how individuals may seek control over others to compensate for perceived shortcomings or vulnerabilities. However, his philosophy extends beyond mere power struggles to encompass complex themes of individualism, morality, and the search for meaning. Nietzsche encourages critical thinking and challenges conventional norms, urging individuals to transcend societal constraints and pursue their unique paths to self-realization.
@@NykandrosI agree, and people are only afforded interpretations of the will to power as some sort of ambiguous personal framework of self actualisation as a consequence of the inevitably occurring stabilised hierarchical structures in which they find themselves. These structures are themselves a direct consequence of the irrefutable action of the will to power as THE fundamental essence of existence.
There is no good and evil there is only harmony within the chaos
hehe
There is no good and evil; only strong and weak.
Any new vid about Nietzsche always brings me joy!
Makes the two of us :)
This is true, i lost myself in the abyss in 2022. I have now embraced and integrated my dark side to my life. I must say, it's absolutely necessary for everyone to go through this.
Only god can judge me
Short, exact philosophical explanations. Subbed.
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I love that, thank you so much
High quality and short video, thank you
Many thanks to you back!
Incredible video. Straight to the point, easily digestable, and fantastic depth and quality. I hope you hit the algorithm
I love to hear that, thank you for the kind words!
I...I wonder if the abyss thinks I'm cute
:D
It does UwU
I really enjoyed this video! Thank you
I'm glad you did :) thank you!
Surprised you haven't had a video do really well yet, binged the whole channel.
Appreciate the kind words :) Glad you liked my channel!
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I appreciate your comment
Good video, pretty easy to understand and at the same time it's deep.
Cannot believe that you have only 196 subscribers.. You deserve more!
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Thank you so much for your feedback, I’m glad you liked it :)
I really like your videos. They’re very interesting
That means a lot, thank you :)
It seems reasonable that in many instances there are winners and losers. We can argue amongst ourselves that one is good whilst the other is evil. Thus, conclude that there is nothing definitively good or evil.
The resultant classification of winners and losers ( and subsequent 'good' and 'evil') is an emergent property of the game.
However, if the intention is to avoid a zero sum game and produce a result that is overall equitable for both sides, then it is conceptually 'good' in nature, even on occasions where the result may not score as high as the best 'winning' option in a zero sum game scenario.
Very well put, thanks a lot for sharing your stance on the matter
¡Wow! a great explanation. I like your animation.
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Dude! Fascinating stuff, really clear, concise, and well done :D thanks! I always thought Nietzsche's quote on the Abyss referred to nihilism, not morality... About that whole absurdisty philosophy. Funnily enough, seems like it applies to both lol! Glad to have learned about this new side of him though, definetely subscribed!
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I’m glad you got to know another perspective of Nietzsches philosophy!
U deserve more subs( subbed btw🙌🙌)
You have a very cool video style! Congrats on this success!
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@@Absurdyssey2002 Thank you! :)
Great new Chanel. I hope more people find it.
Thank you
That was really good
Appreciate the video. Maybe I'll finally keep reading Beyond Good and Evil. It is a really dense book to read, so many thoughts in so few sentences.
Please do! There were so many things I couldn’t fit into a single video, you’re going to learn a lot more about Nietzsches philosophy. Thanks a lot for your feedback :)
Would love to see a video exploring the evolution or connection between existentialism cynicism and absurdism!
Great suggestion, I will write that idea down.
Amazing video! Keep it up!
Thank you :)
wonderful explanation
Many thanks!
Great Video!
This is a masterpiece of a video, if every person understood the meaning of this we would be truly free.
reciprocity between holes encourages both to spill.
damn nice video, Subscribed!
I really appreciate it
this guy was onto something i swear
Great vid! Thought you had 50-100k subs
Many thanks!
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Love these kinds of essay videos. Keep up the good work 💪
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Nietzsche ist einer meiner Lieblings Philosophen.
Das ist super!
...and when the abyss gazes, before man it shrivels.
RAHH
I’d say it’s better to read weakness as evil. A will to power to control or dominate others is a sign of weakness according to Nietzsche, and that maps pretty well to the good & evil dichotomy.
Yooo I like your animation style. Could I ask what app you use?
Thanks you :) I use Krita for animations.
well explained
"I speak for the trees" - Friedrich Nietzsche
The original lorax :D
love this video
Its gaze comforts me, calls me to join it.
It is only natural.
Don't, I went to far and it brought me only pain and discomfort for years. Thought i was losing my mind. but this was also under the influence of drugs and depression, soooooo
That tells me you lack instilling a call to action within yourself
The everything is my void, opposed to nothing
That is why I'm curious and willing to engage in your comment to start
As I think about the ideal - and necessary plans, organization, and strategy to obtain it
My call to learn more at night and act rigorously in the morning continues
Wish you the best
Cringe
You blinked.
i love how the mustache gets bigger and bigger
hehe, glad someone noticed :)
Recognise and harness these forces without being overwhelmed by them.
Nietzsche was wrong about morality. Morality evolved in primates to help us cooperate! Cooperation and selflessness are collective stengths!
Valid, thanks for sharing your opinion :)
@@Absurdyssey2002you answer a lot of comment, dident you?
@@user-gw4oz1rk3i I'll answer as many as I can!
@user-gw4oz1rk3i That's a take. But let's reel it in, Comrade. It may have stemmed from that need of co-operation for group survival purposes; but we took that construct so far that it has become detrimental to us.
Some traits, even when they develop at first out of survival advantage, can later become dangerous themselves when evolved too far (think the sabertooth for example. His huge teeth evolved to better kill prey, but then they kept going. They became so big that sabertooths would then impale themselves on their own teeth.) That's what our social instinct - and the extreme, abstract, indefinable form of it that we phantasmaly call "morality" - has become.
Now that we've evolved to be earth's 'dominant' species for the moment, this Marxist construct (all must be chained to all! The same flat, absolutist, communal standards for everyone, with no account for how some individuals, even when they belong to the same race, are incomparable!) has now become at best redundant, and at worst a retardation by crippling true natural selection - because all must be beholden to all! Because we arrogantly decided that, hell, the rules of physics themselves probably don't apply to our oh-so special race - we have our own mystical, made-up rules and self-imposed standards without any actual logical standard.
As Nietszche himself reminds us: 'a moral for builders - we must remove the scaffolding once the house has been built.'
In my metaphor, I compare your hoodoo-voodoo dance of "morality" to the scaffold, and our civilization/fruition as a species as the house.
Morality can't evolve tho
2:53 That fox should'nt need to look at my soul as nietzche look at the abyss
turns out the abyss is the natural state and anything else is just play
Maybe so :)
These concepts are based on the work of machivelli, nitzche believes you should gaze into the abyss to understand how the power works. The first half of the quote is too often disregarded, its the most important part. Learn from the evil but do not become what you believe to be evil and live your life in self loathing
I won’t blink
He never had children. If he did, he would know you never say “don’t do”.
Result: Now the abyss looks at us everywhere and every time it so desires.
my experience is, abyss is the face of god. Basically he is there where people least expect him to be
Loely video.
Thank you!
as the man himself was intelligent and possibly wealthy, he knew he was a Master, and by knowing and following that virtue, he made history, so why should we follow the virtues of a Slave?
Please do not underestimate a great thinker's thought,
The concept of *gazing into the abyss* refers to something more similar to the analysis of the infinite complexity that can be found in Nature (as what is not-self) rather than referring to something mystical or a good/bad mental state.
The concept of *the abyss looking back at you* refers to how the abyss of inspection/analysis of Nature is in fact purely an analysis of the self objectivised in Nature.
Of course the interpretation of what he says should be as broad as possible so if any of you have something to add/criticise I beg you to do so.
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts, thanks
Cool graphics
Where i'm at is where i'm supposed to be. If i end up in the abyss so be it.
Amoung us?
the abyss doesn’t scare me anymore
Nietzsche would be proud!
I thought that phrase was from MGMT 😭 it's on a video of them (kids)
Can easily refute his world view. But a nice prelude to Nazi doctorine however
DONT JUST GAZE INTO THE ABYSS, MAINTAIN UNCORFORTABLE EYE CONTACT WITH IT -Exurb1a (i think)
It is not you who calls me out from the Abyss;
It is I who called you out from it;
For This Reason Who Came Out of it First;
Never did I leave this Dreamscape nor Came out of it;
I Endure This Long in Darkness;
It does not befit us to Have a Kingdom nor a Crown of our own;
That which is Ancient in Thought;
Shall Precede all others in the Darkness;
For this is Plato's Cave which is the Gates of Hades for Æternity;
Man shall Labor within and outside his world;
That is his punishment and struggle against Man and God;
We do not Struggle Against Blood nor Flesh but against Forces that lay Dormant in Darkness;
No Spirit like no other shall prosper for it does not know how old the Soul is;
For even in Darkness the Soul was in Dormant;
Drinking from the River of Styx;
Between Heaven N Hell we lay in Purgatory;
Shall we find a place for Sleep or Rest;
That shall be our Awakening;
when you realize that Neetcha is a humanist who cares about humanity.
I thought this was gonna be some tunes, idk why
I understood what that ment when i went in the ocean and when i looked down, all i could see was darkness, i felt something looking at me but did i look away? Yes ;-; but i kept looking back swearing i saw something untio i was diagnosed with shizophrenia (im joking ;-;) but i did see a sea monster i wanted to see it more >:[
3:02 Is that background from Vinland Saga?
Yes it is! You got a keen eye :)
Im the abyss now
I don't agree with this worldview at all, but I don't know how to argue against it in a way that a fan of Nietzsche couldn't simply dismiss as me calling the grapes sour. And some part of me thinks this sort of double bind is a deliberate, rather petty, technique Nietzsche employed.
Thats a valid opinion, however Nietzsche’s viewpoint made a revolutionary impact on philosophy overall. Thanks for sharing :)
I think there's a lot of inherent contradictions and unsupported assumptions in Nietzsche's idea here. First, he says you need to create your own values, but if your values don't accept his limited interpretation of human nature, then it's sour grapes. Building off of that, his whole thing is based on a massive assumption about human nature and morality, what the abyss represents, and even what power is. I picked up on this from his criticism of Christianity. Basically, if you define power as dominating others, and you assume that's peoples' only basic desire, and that the abyss represents slave morality, then Nietzsche is correct. You don't have to assume any of those things, though. People have multiple, often conflicting, core motives and beliefs. Depending on your idea of power, a Christian/Buddhist/other pacifist who resigns himself to suffering and does not allow it to steer them from their course is more powerful than someone who relies on might to dominate others and in the process avoids some discomfort. The abyss is a common motif in art, religion, psychology, mysticism, philosophy, etc. It is one of the most important and yet is inherently hard to pin down and describe. Many writers have some aspect of the abyss as a central theme of their work. Jung, for example, and the poet Federico Garcia Lorca. People have a thousand different interpretations of it, some negative, some positive, most mixed. Very few people who have EXPERIENCED some form of the abyss (it is a common "mystical experience" that people have) characterize it the way Nietzsche does. Someone who has experienced the abyss, been deeply affected by it, and continues to explore it in art, philosophy, or writing cannot be considered someone who is weak minded/rationalizing suppressing some desire. The abyss (as a psychological/mystical phenomena) is generally destabilizing and difficult to deal with, so people who do try to deal with it have to overcome the desire to "turn away from it" or ignore it. Totally different from the fox. Finally, many philosophies (and religions) throughout history incorporate ways of working with the abyss or the void and transforming it into a source of internal power, joy, satisfaction, beauty, etc.
I tried to make that short but it was not gonna happen 😂
@@kevinmurphy5878 Great interpretation, you got Nietzsche's worldview exactly right. While it is true that he bases his point on an assumption about human nature and morality, so do any other philosophers. I think that's the beauty of philosophy overall, that it is impossible to prove any of them 100% correct. Thanks for sharing your opinion, I really appreciate it :))
@@Absurdyssey2002 absolutely. I know there are an endless number of interpretations of the way things are, I just thought I'd point that out in the name of showing how one could argue with Nietzsche. Great video also!
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2:03
Wake up to reality
;)
I used to be the fun party guy now I’m not.
Leave alone get off damn lawn you damn kids
There is no abyss. He imagined it and lost his mind.
Maybe :D
But what happens if you're already in the abyss like me 💀
You gather everything within you and climb out
yeah but there's nothing else to look at. it's all the abyss.
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Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
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As an ENTP all I do is stare in the abyss
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4:37 "The Abyss represents the morality of slaves..." Nah. WAY off. The Abyss is what the existentialist dreads. It is that which swallows and consumes without mercy or redemption. Nietzsche is known for his sensationalist quotes. I think he came up with that to be provocative, but really didn't know his own meaning. So the Abyss is conscious? It stares back. Oooooh, so what? Should I be afraid or appreciate the attention? Think for yourself, not what is the philosophical fashion.
too late 😅
Okay, but foxes are carnivores and actually eating grapes would likely kill it.
Good point :D
Fair point, but one usually cannot determine a grape just by looking at it.
And say, if the fox is starving and no other food is around - which is more of a risk? To eat or not to eat?
A human aspiring for power would probably be destroyed by it too, if they handle their inability their acquire it by rationalizing its value wasn't to their standards anyway.. I wouldn't be surprised if it was an intentional choice of Nietzsche's, seeing how power is intoxicating to most~
Foxes are omnivores, and fruit are part of their diet. One reason why foxes are such a successful species is their versatility when it comes to diet.
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The more you learn about his life, the more you hear him rationalizing his privileged outlook. A sexist and racist philosopher for the rich boy with daddy issues. Some fine poetry though.
lmao, i was interested up until he thinks good and evil doesn't exist. he's not that intelligent to think such a thing
To elaborate a little bit, Nietzsche thinks good and evil are concepts that are conjured by individual human beings, that define those differently. Nietzsche simply suggests that maybe humans shouldn't focus on what is good and what is evil, but rather on what good comes out of thinking about them. He offers us to think beyond good and evil :)
@@Absurdyssey2002 I guess the heart of my disagreement is that he considers ethics to be subjective.
whereas i believe right and wrong are something you discover because its objective.
The only way any good could come out of ethics, is if it was something objective to begin with.
@@aliceslab That's a valid thought, I appreciate you sharing :)
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I hate Nietzsche.
Boring …
-You Tube is soon to become the Nietzsche channel with so many two-bit philosophers posing as philosophy experts.
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