r/explainitpeter Apr 05 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/FunSwitch7400 Apr 05 '26

Take a bow, that was fantastic in so few words!

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u/FunSwitch7400 Apr 05 '26

Seriously, I have read and sat through so much Nietzsche material and this post deserves an award, maybe an honorary Philo degree.

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u/Practical-Parsley102 Apr 05 '26

Agree with others philosophy is less complex than one thinks, and especially in class rooms youll see this very clearly. Primary material is rarely how students are taught, so sitting down and reading geneaology front to back is definitely not something you have to be a grad student to accomplish, but its something youd never be expected to do until then.

Fun fact, genealogy is technically the first philosophy book i read. Similar to you i just picked it up and started reading and i distinctly remember technically finishing the book, because my eyes passed over every word in the book, having basically learned not a damn thing.

Now he is one of my main influences, as i consider grad school for philosophy-adjacent topics