Are You a Camel? Nietzsche's Camel, Lion and Child, Explained

Nietzsche says you'll change three times in your life. Most of us get stuck on the first one. In the very first speech of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche describes the three metamorphoses of the spirit: the camel that carries every burden, the lion that fights the dragon called "Thou Shalt", and the child who finally creates something of their own. Dave plays all three. CHAPTERS 0:00 Dave has a gift 0:54 The Camel 2:10 The Lion 3:43 The Child 4:49 Which one are you today? PHILOSOPHER CARDS IN THIS EPISODE #004 Friedrich Nietzsche (returning champion) · #006 Zarathustra READ MORE Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883–85), Part One, "On the Three Metamorphoses" MUSIC "Deliberate Thought" and "Dreamy Flashback" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Script, research and animation by Philosophy, Badly Drawn. #philosophy #nietzsche #selfimprovement