Ressentiment - the Emotion of Our Times

In “On the Genealogy of Morals“ Nietzsche mapped out the emotion of Modern times — the emotion underlying BLM, Jordan Peterson, Social Justice and Oliver Anthony. That emotion is called ressentiment. It is the poisoned fruit that creates a better world while poisoning its host. In “On the Genealogy of Morals“ Nietzsche argues that ressentiment is the root cause of Slave Morality and the Ascetic Ideal. Max Scheler developed Nietzsche’s work further in his 1915 work “Ressentiment“ where he argued that Christianity is not inherently ressentimentful but bourgeois middle-class capitalism is. As we will see in this episode, ressentiment is the underlying emotional background of modern times — from the French and American Revolutions to the Storming of the Capitol Building and the BLM marches. Ressentiment has the power to make a better world but in the process destroys our capacity to enjoy it. ____________________ 📚 Further Reading: - Meltzer BN and Musolf GR (2002) Resentment and Ressentiment. _Sociological Inquiry_ 72(2): 240–255. - Nietzsche FW (2000) _Basic Writings of Nietzsche_. translated by Walter Kaufmann. New York: Modern Library. - Scheler M (1915) Ressentiment. ________________ ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon: ▶ Ko-fi: _________________ 💬 More from The Living Philosophy ▶ Discord ▶ 📨 Subscribe with email: ________________ 🎼 Media Used: 1. End of the Era  — Kevin MacLeod 2. Evening Fall Harp — Kevin MacLeod 3. Despair and Triumph — Kevin MacLeod 4. Drums of the Deep — Kevin MacLeod 5. There’s Probably No Time — Chris Zabriskie Subscribe to Kevin MacLeod Subscribe to Chris Zabriskie _________________ ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:18 Resentment and Ressentiment 4:42 Nietzschean Ressentiment 10:48 Revolutionary Ressentiment 13:06 Ressentiment in the 21st Century