Joar Sjosten GranertHitler, Nietzsche, the Übermensch, and the ChildHitler’s conception of the Übermensch was an ideal figure: a stoic hero destined to lead the Aryan race forward. This figure, bound by…Jun 262Jun 262
Joar Sjosten GranertNietzsche, Hegel and becoming overman“He granted himself the poetic and philosophical right to dream of machines that perhaps one day science will realise by its own means. The…Nov 14, 2023Nov 14, 2023
Joar Sjosten GranertThe Sacrifice of IsraelThe Western world has placed Israel in an impossible situation. Through its passivity, the West has turned Israel into an aggressor, a game…Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Joar Sjosten GranertRussia, Ukraine, Israel, and the Muslim worldThe conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been ongoing for almost two years, with back-and-forth hostilities making the situation still…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Joar Sjosten GranertTo resist the immediate temptations’ demandsFor me, it can sometimes feel like I’m in a vacuum state when I choose not to let myself be tempted by the direct and quick stimulation…Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Joar Sjosten GranertThe Case of Yukio MishimaOn the 25th of November 1970, the famed Japanese author, playwright, and artist Yukio Mishima committed ritual suicide at a Japanese…Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
scatcat55Nietzsche vs Sam Harris–The online free will debateNietzsche refutes freedom of the will — that is well known. What is not as commonly discussed is that his philosophy also invalidates…Sep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022
Joar Sjosten GranertThe Act of ForgettingLife is full of paradoxes. Some may see them in every corner, thereby becoming unable to let go of them — until one is consumed. Be wary…Aug 9, 2022Aug 9, 2022
Joar Sjosten GranertThe incel and knightly poetry — the impossibility of the sexual relationshipThere seem to be no equivalence whatsoever between the medieval concept of knighthood and that of the modern incel. The knight represents…Aug 7, 2022Aug 7, 2022
Joar Sjosten GranertOn living without livingOne of the greatest traumas of my childhood was the realization that I will eventually die. When the lights had turned off and I was left…Jul 11, 2022Jul 11, 2022
