What is happiness, and how is it achieved?
In this episode, we begin our exploration of Nietzsche’s provocative ideas of happiness, desire, and self-overcoming. Is happiness simply getting what we want? Or is it something deeper—something tied to struggle, triumph, and the will to power?
Exploring the limitations of desire, the Epicurean pursuit of contentment, and Nietzsche’s rejection of passive pleasure, we uncover a vision of happiness that demands more than comfort—it demands transformation.
Tune in as we start to unfold Nietzsche’s philosophy and its radical implications for living a fulfilled life.
Music: The Arrival of the Birds by The Cinematic Orchestra and The London Metropolitan orchestra
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Here's a Spotify playlist of the tracks I recommend in series 1 of the Will to Joy podcast in the order I recommend them. Each invokes some variety of Dionysian feeling for me. I hope they can do something similar for you:
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