#165 // Dr. Stephen Hicks | How Friedrich Nietzsche Influenced The Modern Age

About this episode

In this episode, Andy Schmitt interviews Dr. Stephen Hicks about Friedrich Nietzsche's influence on modern philosophy and ethics.

In this episode I talked with Dr. Stephen Hicks. Dr. Hicks is a philosophy professor and author. He has taught many classes at Peterson Academy including ones on Logic, Postmodern Philosophy, and Modern Philosophy. In this conversation we discussed Friedrich Nietzsche’s ethical philosophy, why he hated egalitarianism, if he was a narcissist, and why most people in the West operate out of Nietzsche’s philosophy without knowing it. I hope you enjoy!

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Stephen Hicks

Topics covered

• Friedrich Nietzsche
• ethical philosophy
• egalitarianism
• narcissism
• Western philosophy

Keywords

• philosophy
• postmodern philosophy
• modern philosophy

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