I'm really happy you're doing this - in your lectures you are really good at communicating difficult ideas but conveying passion for the complexity of the original texts, so I am sure your translation will strike that balance as a good translation ought to.
People who have studied the Gathas of Zoroaster will recognize what Nietzsche is doing with the Zoroastrian system: reinventing it so that it gives meaning to this world. He takes the Saoshyant (world savior) and turns him into the Overman. He takes the Chinvat bridge and turns it into a rope between ape and overman. He takes Ahriman/Spanta Mainyu and makes them both power animals of his own psyche: the serpent and the eagle, both helpers, both part of his nature. Zartosht's teaching on the power of choice he evolved into will to power.
I like his interpretation! It sounds very logical, but how did he understand what Nietzsche thought and meant when he wrote about Zarathustra? What if he meant something else?
Thankyou for posting this Wes. I really look forward to purchasing the book. I also hope to get the chance to see your lectures in the future. I had listened to quite a few of your lectures before I realized you are in the same state as me. I'm up here in Bellingham.
The sleep chapter is like the stoic passage in Beyond Good and Evil Part 1. It's highlighting the "emptiness" of the each philosophy's guiding principle.
Glad to see you're a "Zarathustra groupie" like me. I'm loving this series. Can't wait for the book to be published. And I'm happy that Cecil is also including an analysis of the speeches. I can't wait for Despisers of the Body and the Thousand and One Goals. They're my faves. I'd love to hear his thoughts on those. Any speeches that you particularly like (or found interesting/moving) so far?
@@HalTuberman yes. I’m a bit more than half way. It’s fascinating to hear everyone POV. I’ve listened to many of Wes’s lectures and have a lot of respect towards the effort he makes for people like me (ADD) to have a better comprehension of things I typically wouldn’t understand.😊
Do you have any information on Nietzsche's connections to the "elite" (e.g. Rothschilds)? Have you ever thought of the possibility of having a philosopher commissioned to disseminate a particular idea or thought, just like commissioning a sculptor or a musician for a specific work?
I'm really happy you're doing this - in your lectures you are really good at communicating difficult ideas but conveying passion for the complexity of the original texts, so I am sure your translation will strike that balance as a good translation ought to.
The art is fantastic. I'm glad it will be included in the book.
This is wonderful.
@C lol, awesome to meet a fan here in the comments! Thank you!
When do you think it will all be published, for us to read?
Thanks for the interest. We are still finishing up and then have some options for publishing. Hopefully, sometime in 2021.
@@wescecil3920 any news?? Can I buy it somewhere??
People who have studied the Gathas of Zoroaster will recognize what Nietzsche is doing with the Zoroastrian system: reinventing it so that it gives meaning to this world. He takes the Saoshyant (world savior) and turns him into the Overman. He takes the Chinvat bridge and turns it into a rope between ape and overman. He takes Ahriman/Spanta Mainyu and makes them both power animals of his own psyche: the serpent and the eagle, both helpers, both part of his nature.
Zartosht's teaching on the power of choice he evolved into will to power.
Thank you for this, really appreciate it!
I like his interpretation! It sounds very logical, but how did he understand what Nietzsche thought and meant when he wrote about Zarathustra? What if he meant something else?
Thankyou for posting this Wes. I really look forward to purchasing the book. I also hope to get the chance to see your lectures in the future. I had listened to quite a few of your lectures before I realized you are in the same state as me. I'm up here in Bellingham.
Thanks Wes! You are awesome! I was in Port Angeles and thought about you last year.
Par excellence!! 👏👏
Above Man
The sleep chapter is like the stoic passage in Beyond Good and Evil Part 1. It's highlighting the "emptiness" of the each philosophy's guiding principle.
Thanks you, Wes. This is helpful. Looking forward to the books!
Love this!
Glad to see you're a "Zarathustra groupie" like me. I'm loving this series. Can't wait for the book to be published. And I'm happy that Cecil is also including an analysis of the speeches. I can't wait for Despisers of the Body and the Thousand and One Goals. They're my faves. I'd love to hear his thoughts on those.
Any speeches that you particularly like (or found interesting/moving) so far?
@@HalTuberman yes. I’m a bit more than half way. It’s fascinating to hear everyone POV. I’ve listened to many of Wes’s lectures and have a lot of respect towards the effort he makes for people like me (ADD) to have a better comprehension of things I typically wouldn’t understand.😊
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Do you have any information on Nietzsche's connections to the "elite" (e.g. Rothschilds)? Have you ever thought of the possibility of having a philosopher commissioned to disseminate a particular idea or thought, just like commissioning a sculptor or a musician for a specific work?
personally i think it's an epistemic sin to consider the sources of any argument
@@itstoogooditswaytoogood3211 HAHA, so then what is your business with Nietzsche!? It's a SIN to question, eh? LMAO!!
Scary thought, but absolutely possible
@@araucana1976 my rule of thumb: if it's plausible, then it's possible.