Nietzsche and the Post-Modern Condition

by Rick Roderick

Four Audio Cassette Tapes. 8 Lectures. From Duke University. Published by The TEaching Company. In original clamshell casing with booklet!

Genres: Philosophy, History, Audiobook, Nonfiction, Psychology

150 pages, Audiobook

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Rick Roderick (1949–2002) was an American professor of philosophy, best known for his lectures for The Teaching Company.

Roderick was born in Abilene, Texas on June 16, 1949, son of (by his own description) a "con-man" and a "beautician". He was a teacher of philosophy at several universities, where he was much revered by many students for a Socratic style of teaching combined with a brash and often humorous approach. His breakthrough into wider circles came with his engagement with The Teaching Company where he recorded several memorable lecture series. Rick Roderick died on January 18, 2002 from a congestive heart condition.

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining, at times irreverent, speaker who translates Nietzsche for the uninitiated, and leaves the listener interested in further study.

[Stefan Gugler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Roderick is a funny and discursive bloke that conveys some good general intuition on Nietzschean thought. Can recommend.

[Carter Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection of lectures on Nietzsche's writings and life

[Joshout · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Desollado · Rating 5 out of 5]

a very nice short conferente.

[Dimitris Mullings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great intro to Nietzsche for the layman. Rick Roderick is able to make the work of Nietzsche vital to understanding the modern world. All done with a biting wit.
I’ve listened to this lectures series through a few times now and have gone on to read some Nietzsche, but I always enjoy coming back to this as I’ve never known another lecturer who can bring the subject alive like Dr Roderick.

I wonder what he would make of today’s world. The trajectory he describes and his fears about the post human world have come to pass in ways even more extreme than he imagined.

[Noah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good lecture by Rick Roderick. It covers many of the same themes as his other courses, except that it mainly focuses on these themes through the lens of Nietzsche's philosophy and ideas. Also like Roderick's other two courses, it contains many cultural and governmental criticisms and Roderick's sense of humor that make his courses so enjoyable.