Materialism>idealism
I’m not trying to get into a whole debate, it’s just interesting to me the way some people cling to these idealist philosophers. Same w the stoics imo. As a guy who used to read all of them… they’re useless to actually understanding life. Like it can be helpful to read them in order to understand how the Western worldview evolved, but they really shouldn’t be taken as some sort of handbook - which many seem to do. (reactionaries). People who read Nietzsche or Plato and think they have some sort of secret insight is my biggest red flag irt pseudo-intellectual who is just going to waste your time… same with Dostoevsky btw.
Confucius is based af though.
Edit: Also, yes these kinds of people exist- my former mentor/boss who spent decades at a white shoe DC law firm would accept any idea if you found a quote by Plato to justify it lmao.
so according to losurdo’s 1000 page book that was whitewashing done after the fact to rehabilitate Nietzsche’s reputation. There is a lot of contradictory information out there, but the truth is that the burden of proof rests on those who make that claim and it is Losurdo’s contention that they did not do anything except advance a conspiracy theory as if it was fact.
This review of Losurdo’s work on Midwestern Marx touches on that https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/book-review-domenico-losurdo-nietzsche-the-aristocratic-rebel-intellectual-biography-and-critical-balance-sheet-reviewed-by-rory-jeffs
Thanks for the read, I’ve seen a few Midwestern Marx vids before, he had some great stuff, I’ll be sure to check this out soon. I was interested in philosophy in HS and kinda completely ignored Nietzsche
I think you’re better off for it. I delved deep into Nietzsche and almost lost myself…
Midwestern marx are pretty good, I don’t love them or follow them closely, but it’s a good voice to have.
I actually think the Redsails essays on losurdo and nietzsche are as much or more worth your time. https://redsails.org/really-existing-fascism/