Some Common Misconceptions about Nietzsche

Very few philosophers have been misconstrued and misunderstood as much as Friedrich Nietzsche. And he was truly terrified of this eventuality, so much so that he repeatedly says not to mistake him in his works. So in that spirit, we are going to examine the top 5 myths about Nietzsche that I see floating around the internet. I hope you enjoy it!Uploaded 06-05-24Support me on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSign up to my email list for more philosophy to improve your life: https://forms.gle/YYfaCaiQw9r6YfkN7Article: https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38564/chapter-abstract/334362033?redirectedFrom=fulltext00:00 The Myths of Nietzsche01:19 Nietzsche the fascist07:27 Nietzsche the cruel14:11 Nietzsche the hedonist19:48 Nietzsche the nihilist24:47 Nietzsche the incoherent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of people get the sense that there is something deeply wrong with modern philosophy. And how very unphilosophical it would be to not at least attempt to address this idea, and see if there is anything in it (personally, I think there is actually quite a lot in it). So I have invited philosopher and lecturer @DrWalterVeit onto the show to discuss them with me. I hope you enjoy!Uploaded 21-02-26Here is Walter's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeitAnd here is his Substack: https://substack.com/@walterveit?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-pageBoth are excellent and I highly recommend them!You can find Walter's book here: https://www.routledge.com/A-Philosophy-for-the-Science-of-Animal-Consciousness/Veit/p/book/9781032343617Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings: https://josephfolley.substack.com/00:00 What is wrong with modern philosophy?11:15 Why intuition is often unreliable?25:00 What is the role of Thought Experiments in Science?32:11 What can evolution teach us about the mind?42:49 Why philosophers should study animals?46:35 What is pathological complexity and why does it matter?01:08:45 How do we test Walter's theories?01:18:15 Do we set the bar for testing consciousness too high?01:38:15 My doubts about panpsychism01:48:00 Does Illusionism have a branding problem?01:52:25 What is conceptual engineering and why does it matter?02:01:40 What is the most interesting idea you've come across in the past year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Head to https://squarespace.com/unsolicitedadvice to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UNSOLICITEDADVICEUploaded 05-12-25I love philosophy memes, so let's have a look at some wonderful and informative ones.Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings: https://josephfolley.substack.com/00:00 Brain in a Vat08:26 The Philosophy Factory12:35 Machiavelli and Morality18:55 French Philosophy22:27 The standard atheist checklist27:58 Criticising people without reading them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I love a philosophical thought experiment, and I love a tier list. So today we are going to rank some of the most famous thought experiments in history. Thank you so much to the friend who was kind enough to send me his list to react to.Uploaded 17-08-26Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings: https://josephfolley.substack.com/00:00 Mary's Room10:27 Ship of Theseus16:01 The Teleporter Problem25:55 Utility Monster33:10 Euthyphro Dilemma38:06 Russell's Teapot43:22 Fake Barn Country51:45 Are you a Brain in a Vat?58:46 Wittgenstein's Beetle in a Box1:07:17 Chinese Room Argument Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Head to https://squarespace.com/unsolicitedadvice to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UNSOLICITEDADVICEUploaded 15-02-26An article went viral last year from British Vogue, called “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?”. And amongst all the cries about how love is embarrassing now, I wanted to ask whether this is anything new. Is it instead the case that love has always been embarrassing? I think so, and I would like to say why.Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings: https://josephfolley.substack.com/Links:Is having a boyfriend embarrassing now: https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/is-having-a-boyfriend-embarrassing-nowThe Rise of the Highfivesexuals https://open.substack.com/pub/cartoonshateher/p/the-rise-of-the-highfivesexuals?r=2ohjsz&utm_medium=ios00:00 Boyfriends, Girlfriends, and Shame09:31 Love has Always Been Embarrassing22:07 The Independence Obsession Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Head to https://squarespace.com/unsolicitedadvice to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code unsolicitedadviceUploaded 17-07-24The Problem of Evil is one of those questions that has stayed with philosophers and philosophy as a whole for millennia. It can be summed up in a single statement: why would an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving God allow evil to exist in the world? And this all raises one question: is God evil?Support me on Patreon here (you wonderful person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSign up to my email list for more philosophy to improve your life: https://forms.gle/YYfaCaiQw9r6YfkN700:00 Theodicy and Theology01:58 The Problem(s) of Evil07:11 Good Beyond Pleasure and Evil Beyond Pain12:14 Divine Command Theory18:31 The Incomprehensibility of God Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The self-help and self-improvement community have skyrocketed in popularity over recent years. Yet almost everything they tend to say was already recommended, and in some ways improved upon, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. So get ready to have a look at the only self-help book worth reading: The Nicomachean Ethics.Uploaded 07-03-24Sign up to my email list here: https://forms.gle/76bsCwWhKVryzPBR7Support me on Patreon (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link00:00 Ancient Greek Self-Improvement01:35 A Matter of Habit06:06 Intellectual Virtues10:51 Ego, Community, and Happiness14:40 Taking the High Road Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When The Matrix was released in 1999, it sparked a brand new way to express an old philosophical problem - a sceptical scenario. So let’s dive into the world of scepticism, the simulation hypothesis, and more, to see what they consist of, and how we might be able to refute them.Uploaded 20-04-24Support me on Patreon here (thank you you wonderful person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSign up to my email list for more philosophy to improve your life: https://forms.gle/YYfaCaiQw9r6YfkN700:00 The Simulation Hypothesis01:27 A Sceptics Guide to Scepticism05:15 "Stuff Obviously Exists"10:49 The Contextualist16:46 Brains in Vats and "Brains" in "Vats" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I invited my good friend Alex O'Connor (@CosmicSkeptic) onto the channel to talk about the biggest unanswered questions in philosophy, as well as what he has changed his mind on in the past decade on YouTube. I hope you enjoy!Uploaded 23-01-26Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings: https://josephfolley.substack.com/00:00 What have you changed your mind on?16:28 Why do we need to know what the mind is?22:15 What is Idealism?42:17 What is Truth?57:30 The Split Brain Experiments1:04:28 Is Panpsychism just Physicalism?1:09:45 Is the Universe God?1:21:59 Where do our atheist-theist debates go wrong?1:31:36 How do you respond to Thomas Aquinas?1:47:09 How to get in the head of a philosopher?1:52:09 What is the best idea you encountered last year?1:57:45 We're doing a show together! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Franz Kafka is one of the most brilliant yet anxious writers of the 20th century. And in his "Letter to my father" he outlines exactly where his fear of other people comes from. Here he outlines both his troubling relationship with his father Hermann, and gives a masterclass on the origins of his social anxiety, and social anxiety in general. So here is why Kafka hated people.Uploaded 09-07-24Support me on Patreon here (you wonderful person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSign up to my email list for more philosophy to improve your life: https://forms.gle/YYfaCaiQw9r6YfkN700:00 A Letter to His Father01:39 Judge, Jury, and Executioner09:27 A Crumpled Map16:18 Permanent Scars22:31 Gratitude, Fear, and Guilt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices