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David L. Potts

Some Points of Agreement Between Ayn Rand and Nietzsche

Some Points of Agreement Between Ayn Rand and Nietzsche

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism." 

Nobility, Civilization, and Breeding

Nobility, Civilization, and Breeding

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism." 

Nobility, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life

“[Mr. Darcy’s] behavior to us has in every respect been...pleasing”
“[Mr. Darcy] is perfectly amiable.”
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (272, 316)

Epitome of Will to Power, Book 3, Part I

Epitome of Will to Power, Book 3, Part I

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism." 

[Moderator’s note: David Potts and other participants from time to time offer us notes on the reading they have been doing associated with the CyberSeminar. I circulate these because I think some participants may find them interesting, but they are not directly part of the CyberSeminar discussion.]

Friedrich Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals 2nd and 3rd Essays

Friedrich Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals 2nd and 3rd Essays

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism." 

In this post, I briefly note some of the more interesting points that struck my notice in the second and third essays of The Genealogy of Morals.

Does Nietzsche Believe in Morality?

Does Nietzsche Believe in Morality?

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "Nietzsche and Objectivism."

Response by David Potts and Others

Response by David Potts and Others

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 1999 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "The Continental Origins of Postmodernism."

David Potts on Derrida's "Of Grammatology"

David Potts on Derrida's "Of Grammatology"

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 1999 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "The Continental Origins of Postmodernism."


The following is a summary of Derrida’s thought as presented in Part I, Chapter 1, of his book Of Grammatology. This book is apparently the closest Derrida has come to writing a systematic statement of his philosophy, of which the opening chapter gives an overview.

Knowledge and Power in Foucault’s History of Sexuality

Knowledge and Power in Foucault’s History of Sexuality

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 1999 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "The Continental Origins of Postmodernism."

Artificiality in Heidegger

Artificiality in Heidegger

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 1999 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "The Continental Origins of Postmodernism
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Heidegger's Concept of Dasein

Heidegger's Concept of Dasein

By David L. Potts


This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 1999 online "CyberSeminar" entitled "The Continental Origins of Postmodernism."