The Will to Power: The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche

Really interesting set of lectures, not just on Nietzsche, but on the philosophical context which helps explain where and why he is the way he is.

Probably could have been done in two DVDs. But if you want the broader context then you may life the 4 DVD set.

It was exactly what it was supposed to be.

Awful. Boring. Teachers ruining Nietzsche by doing everything a teacher of philosophy shouldn't do. Using Nietzsche to further their own agenda. Telling you what you should think about Nietzsche. Judging Nietzsche. Instead of explaining what they think, the presenters of the course would do better to simply present what Nietzsche thinks, and not try to use him as a vehicle for their own interpretations. We don't care what the teacher thinks, we came here for Nietzsche, and in this course their seems to be very precious little of the actual excitement and boldness. These are conventional schoolmarms carefully dissecting, measuring, parsing, speculating, weighing, and in the process, murdering the spirit of the philosopher.

excellent

Excellent Review of Nietzsche

Received the DVDs in good condition

I enjoyed this husband and wife team's class on Nietzsche. I certainly learned that what I thought I knew about the philosopher was wrong.Nietzsche was a complicated man. Most Christians believe he was anti God but he was actually more anti religion. He did expound on the hypocrisies in the religions but one of his heroes was Jesus Christ.I have been told he was anti woman and a misogynist. However Dr. Higgins and Dr. Solomon teach that although he was a product of his times, he actually believed that women should be treated the same. He was brought up by a family of women so that could have colored his feelings.Friedrich Nietzsche was a sickly man throughout his life and did die young after a couple of strokes and perhaps a complete mental breakdown. His last known outing was after seeing a horse about to be whipped, he hugged the horse to protect him and shortly after collapsed.This course has made me want to read more about Nietzsche to find out the true man and his philosophy.