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Nietzsche and the Jews, Judaism, and Anti-Semitism

I would like to begin by pointing out certain facts about Nietzsche’s life. While Nietzsche made a few general statements in support of.....

Mar 8, 2011
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Michal Fram Cohen
5 Mins
Nihilism and Connections to Naziism

In this essay, I explore Nietzsche’s position that nihilism is the result of the absolutism of the Judeo-Christian values after the.....

Mar 8, 2011
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D.J. Glombowski
6 Mins
Some Points of Agreement Between Ayn Rand and Nietzsche

Kevin Hill writes: “Given Nietzsche’s elusiveness and suggestiveness, I think that trying to understand Nietzsche in terms of a list of

Mar 8, 2011
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David L. Potts
5 Mins
Epitome of Will to Power, Book 3, Part I

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

Mar 8, 2011
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David L. Potts
5 Mins
Friedrich Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals 2nd and 3rd Essays

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

Mar 8, 2011
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David L. Potts
2 Mins
Response by William Thomas

This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 2000 online "CyberSeminar" entitled " Nietzsche and Objectivism ." I was glad to see Eyal

Mar 8, 2011
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4 Mins
Nietzsche's Metaphysics and Epistemology

It is no easy task trying to understand what Nietzsche’s views on metaphysics and epistemology are. Beyond getting past Nietzsche’s manner..

Mar 8, 2011
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Shawn E. Klein
5 Mins
Nietzsche's Influence on Jewish Writers

I think the ongoing debate on the CyberSeminar about whether Nietzsche was anti-Semitic, whether his writings fueled the rise of National

Mar 8, 2011
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Michal Fram Cohen
3 Mins
Discussion of "Blond Beasts"

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

Mar 8, 2011
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Stephen Hicks Ph.D.
8 Mins
Nobility, Civilization, and Breeding

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

Mar 8, 2011
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David L. Potts
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Master and Slave

I attempt to explore Nietzsche’s procedure of genealogy and his concepts of master and slave morality, relating them wherever possible to...

Mar 7, 2011
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Jason Ticknor-Schwob
10 Mins
Birds of Prey: Freedom of the Will and the Value of Genealogy

I will be addressing two issues in this review essay: freedom of the will and the value of genealogy...

Mar 7, 2011
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Diana Hsieh
6 Mins
Does Nietzsche Believe in Morality?

All of the reviewers/commentators so far have taken for granted that Nietzsche upholds, or seeks to find, a moral code which he would accept

Mar 7, 2011
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David L. Potts
10 Mins
Response by Chris Sciabarra

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

Mar 5, 2011
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Chris Matthew Sciabarra
4 Mins
Nietzsche and Ayn Rand

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

Mar 5, 2011
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Stephen Hicks Ph.D.
7 Mins
On Human Nature and Values

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

Mar 4, 2011
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4 Mins
Response by Michal Fram Cohen

I do not have much to add to Shawn Klein’s fine essay . As a linguist by training, I would like to elaborate more on the issue of language..

Mar 2, 2011
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Michal Fram Cohen
4 Mins
Review of Richard Rorty's "Solidarity or Objectivity?" and "The Contingency of Language"

Richard Rorty’s “Objectivity or Solidarity” is a case study in the use of false alternatives for rhetorical gain. The essay begins by

Mar 1, 2011
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Will Wilkinson
7 Mins
A Modern Scholasticism: Reflections on Derrida's "Cogito and the History of Madness

My primary assignment in this post is to comment on Jacques Derrida’s lecture “Cogito and the History of Madness.” So, I will begin with...

Feb 28, 2011
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9 Mins
Response by Bryan Register and Others

For Derrida, structuralism is not a 20th century phenomenon but is rather only one instantiation of the history of western metaphysics. At

Feb 28, 2011
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Bryan Register
9 Mins

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