Study group awakening from the meaning crisis

• Really interesting episode that brought up two definitions of the will as a response to romanticism
  • Will to live (Schopenhauer, nihilism)
    • Life is pointless, just survival
  • Will to Power (Nietzsche, postmodernism)
    • Self-transcendence, but also self-deception
• Also how romanticism came about.
  • Perception filters of rationality distorting reality
  • Leading to experiments of imaginary as creator of reality, replacing religion
    • Napoleon expressing himself onto the world
• The standard of conversation is high. I feel like I am keeping up, but I appear to be annoying one of the people through expressing propositions. Sometimes I seem to lack some philosophical finesse, which appears to break down the communication a little. I like that people keep me in check, forcing me to double check myself. I hope it is sustainable for them.