Episode 119: Nietzsche on Tragedy and the Psychology of Art (Part Three)

Summary: The third and final portion of our discussion of Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy (1872). In this part we discuss the evils according to Nietzsche of "Socratism," which in the modern age is equivalent to scientific optimism: Everything useful, beautiful, and good must be reasonable, fodder for scientific investigation. Why would Greek tragedy show us that this Enlightenment ideal is somehow misguided?<br> Listen to parts <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/07/06/ep119-1-nietzsche/" target="_blank">one</a> and <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/07/13/ep119-2-nietzsche/" target="_blank">two</a> first.<br> Attend <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD95zohCDPE" target="_blank">Watch the Aftershow</a>, which includes guest academic <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler" target="_blank">Gregory B. Sadler</a>.<br> End song: "Some Act" by <a href="http://marklint.com/fake.html" target="_blank">Mark Lint and the Fake</a> from "So Whaddaya Think?" (2000) <a href="http://marklint.com/MLFalbum.html" target="_blank">Get the whole album free</a>.<br> Sponsor: Visit <a href="http://thegreatcourses.com/PEL" target="_blank">thegreatcourses.com/PEL</a>, for massive discounts on great lectures.<br> Please support us by <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/membership-options/" target="_blank">becoming a PEL Citizen</a>, <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/donate" target="_blank">making a donation</a> or <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/shopdonate/" target="_blank">buying some merch</a>.<br>