# Great Books Stream #3 – Nietzsche on "Art Over Science"

*Sun, 6/18, 12pmPT – featuring @tldr, @grace, @ted, @aaina, @timdaub, @seanhart and more*

By [@tldr](https://paragraph.com/@tldr) · 2023-06-15

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> Sunday 6/18, 12pmPT –> [unlonely.app/channels/tldr](http://unlonely.app/channels/tldr)

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> **Nietzsche on "Art >>> Science"**
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> 20.5MB ∙ PDF file
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> [**Download**](https://tldrgreatbooks.substack.com/api/v1/file/5659b420-ef3c-460f-b911-2f72fb3a951a.pdf)
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> (10 pages, various texts)

Preview of Passage
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> _“God is dead”_
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> _“The Revaluation of all values”_
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> _“The Übermensch”_
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> _“The End of History”_
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> Many provocative concepts of Friedrich Nietzsche have drilled their way not only into modern Academia but into our pop culture. But actually understanding what Nietzsche was meaning – and trying to do – with these concepts requires linking together different pieces of his thought.
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> This week, we will touch on many of the above points through very specific perspective: Nietzsche’s belief in the superiority of “Art” to Science, History, Technology, and Philosophy as it was previously practiced. Our passages will specifically touch on:
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> 1) How Nietzsche rejects History / Science as ultimate aims.
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> 2) What Nietzsche means by the “Artist".
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> 3) “The Overman” as Artist and “The Last Man” as Technologist.
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> As residents of a culture which is more dominated by commitment to the fruits of technology and the power of scientific knowledge than ever before, Nietzsche slams these principles not with the spirit of a Luddite, but with that of a Hero.

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> To read about the Great Books Stream series as a whole, visit the [**introductory note**](https://paragraph.xyz/@tldr/intro-gbs).

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*Originally published on [@tldr](https://paragraph.com/@tldr/nietzsche-art-over-science)*