The Consequences of Ideas — Season 1, Episode 32: Nietzsche
Documentary • 23 min • 1 season, 35 episodes
Episode synopsis
Where do you find your meaning? If you are a Christian, then you know it comes from God. Yet many people believe that meaning and purpose do not come from God. So what is their answer to life's deepest questions? How should mankind live in this void of meaninglessness? Attempting to give meaning to a meaningless existence, Friedrich Nietzsche gave the world a philosophy that still haunts us today. Continuing this series on the Consequences of Ideas, Dr. Sproul looks at the life and thought of this nineteenth century philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche.
About The Consequences of Ideas
To understand the culture in which we live, you need to be familiar with the ideas that have shaped it. In Ligonier's survey series, The Consequences of Ideas, R.C. Sproul traces the contours of Western philosophy throughout history and shows how our culture evolved to what it is today. From ancient Greek thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to Christian philosophers such as Augustine, Anselm and Aquinas to the shapers of modern thought such as Hume, Kant and Nietzsche, R.C. demonstrates the consequences of each of these and other important thinkers' ideas on world events, theology, the fine arts and culture, as well as our everyday lives. Listen, and you will hear echoes of their ideas in your daily conversations—especially as you witness to unbelievers.