Nietzsche EXPLAINED: The Genealogy of Morals - Ascetic Ideals, Suffering, Will to Nothingness

Part 1:    • NIETZSCHE Explained: On the Genealogy of M...   Part 2:    • NIETZSCHE Explained: The Genealogy of Mora...   Part 3:    • Nietzsche EXPLAINED: The Genealogy of Mora...   Welcome to the final instalment in our series on Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals. In this video, we arrive at the grand conclusion. Nietzsche explores the question: "What do ascetic ideals mean?" Throughout history and throughout different types of men: the artist (Wagner), the philosopher (Schopenhauer), the aesthete (Kant) but most importantly, the priest (Christianity) and the scholar (scientists like Darwin and Copernicus). Nietzsche will argue that a Will to Nothingness underpins the ascetic ideal: it gives meaning to our suffering. Because, as Nietzsche said it at the start: Man would sooner will nothingness, than not will at all. Thank you so much for watching. If you found this video helpful, please consider liking and subscribing.