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This is a commentary on Nietzsche's greatest work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, based on the brilliant interpretation by Laurence Lampert. It covers every chapter of Parts I–III, which is the complete book as intended by Nietzsche; a brief summary of Part IV is included at the end.
Timestamps for the chapters are below. The most important are in bold, in case you only want the gist of this interpretation.
0:00 – Introduction
5:50 – Lampert's Approach
PART ONE
17:11 – *Prologue*
33:32 – 1. On the Three Transformations
42:10 – 2. On the Chairs of Virtue
43:46 – 3. On the Afterworldsmen
44:53 – 4. On the Despisers of the Body
46:36 – 5. On Joys and Passions
48:08 – 6. On the Pale Criminal
49:21 – 7. On Reading and Writing
51:56 – 8. The Tree on the Mountainside
54:27 – 9. On the Preachers of Death
56:21 – 10. On War and Warriors
57:49 – 11. On the New Idol
59:27 – 12. On the Flies of the Marketplace
1:00:24 – 13. On Chastity
1:02:42 – 14. On the Friend
1:03:40 – *15. On the Thousand Goals and One*
1:09:31 – 16. On Love of the Neighbor
1:10:38 – 17. On the Way of the Creator
1:11:56 – 18. On Old and Young Women
1:18:18 – 19. On the Adder's Bite
1:20:36 – 20. On Marriage and Children
1:21:09 – 21. On Voluntary Death
1:23:51 – 22. On the Gift-Giving Virtue
PART TWO
1:29:11 – 1. The Child with the Mirror
1:32:48 – 2. On the Blissful Islands
1:35:15 – 3. On the Pitying
1:36:54 – 4. On the Priests
1:38:15 – 5. On the Virtuous
1:39:25 – 6. On the Rabble
1:41:53 – 7. On the Tarantulas
1:45:30 – *8. On the Famous Philosophers*
1:49:15 – 9. The Night Song
1:51:18 – *10. The Dance Song*
1:57:12 – 11. The Funeral Song
2:01:02 – *12. On Self-Overcoming*
2:10:53 – 13. On the Sublime Ones
2:14:03 – 14. On the Land of Education
2:14:55 – 15. On Immaculate Perception
2:15:56 – 16. On Scholars
2:17:17 – 17. On Poets
2:22:07 – 18. On Great Events
2:26:06 – *19. The Soothsayer*
2:30:08 – *20. On Redemption*
2:39:47 – 21. On Human Prudence
2:42:08 – 22. The Stillest Hour
PART THREE
2:44:10 – 1. The Wanderer
2:46:37 – 2. On the Vision and the Riddle
2:56:13 – 3. On Involuntary Bliss
2:57:41 – *4. Before Sunrise*
3:02:15 – 5. On the Virtue that Makes Small
3:03:26 – 6. On the Mount of Olives
3:04:22 – 7. On Passing By
3:06:32 – 8. On the Apostates
3:07:28 – 9. The Homecoming
3:08:19 – 10. On the Three Evils
3:13:08 – 11. On the Spirit of Gravity
3:16:56 – 12. On Old and New Law-Tables
3:21:36 – *13. The Convalescent*
3:35:52 – *14. On the Great Longing*
3:45:21 – *15. The Second Dance Song*
3:53:26 – 16. The Seven Seals (or: The Song of Yes and Amen)
PART FOUR
3:56:18 (Brief Summary)
This is a commentary on Nietzsche's greatest work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, based on the brilliant interpretation by Laurence Lampert. It covers every chapter of Parts I–III, which is the complete book as intended by Nietzsche; a brief summary of Part IV is included at the end.
Timestamps for the chapters are below. The most important are in bold, in case you only want the gist of this interpretation.
0:00 – Introduction
5:50 – Lampert's Approach
PART ONE
17:11 – *Prologue*
33:32 – 1. On the Three Transformations
42:10 – 2. On the Chairs of Virtue
43:46 – 3. On the Afterworldsmen
44:53 – 4. On the Despisers of the Body
46:36 – 5. On Joys and Passions
48:08 – 6. On the Pale Criminal
49:21 – 7. On Reading and Writing
51:56 – 8. The Tree on the Mountainside
54:27 – 9. On the Preachers of Death
56:21 – 10. On War and Warriors
57:49 – 11. On the New Idol
59:27 – 12. On the Flies of the Marketplace
1:00:24 – 13. On Chastity
1:02:42 – 14. On the Friend
1:03:40 – *15. On the Thousand Goals and One*
1:09:31 – 16. On Love of the Neighbor
1:10:38 – 17. On the Way of the Creator
1:11:56 – 18. On Old and Young Women
1:18:18 – 19. On the Adder's Bite
1:20:36 – 20. On Marriage and Children
1:21:09 – 21. On Voluntary Death
1:23:51 – 22. On the Gift-Giving Virtue
PART TWO
1:29:11 – 1. The Child with the Mirror
1:32:48 – 2. On the Blissful Islands
1:35:15 – 3. On the Pitying
1:36:54 – 4. On the Priests
1:38:15 – 5. On the Virtuous
1:39:25 – 6. On the Rabble
1:41:53 – 7. On the Tarantulas
1:45:30 – *8. On the Famous Philosophers*
1:49:15 – 9. The Night Song
1:51:18 – *10. The Dance Song*
1:57:12 – 11. The Funeral Song
2:01:02 – *12. On Self-Overcoming*
2:10:53 – 13. On the Sublime Ones
2:14:03 – 14. On the Land of Education
2:14:55 – 15. On Immaculate Perception
2:15:56 – 16. On Scholars
2:17:17 – 17. On Poets
2:22:07 – 18. On Great Events
2:26:06 – *19. The Soothsayer*
2:30:08 – *20. On Redemption*
2:39:47 – 21. On Human Prudence
2:42:08 – 22. The Stillest Hour
PART THREE
2:44:10 – 1. The Wanderer
2:46:37 – 2. On the Vision and the Riddle
2:56:13 – 3. On Involuntary Bliss
2:57:41 – *4. Before Sunrise*
3:02:15 – 5. On the Virtue that Makes Small
3:03:26 – 6. On the Mount of Olives
3:04:22 – 7. On Passing By
3:06:32 – 8. On the Apostates
3:07:28 – 9. The Homecoming
3:08:19 – 10. On the Three Evils
3:13:08 – 11. On the Spirit of Gravity
3:16:56 – 12. On Old and New Law-Tables
3:21:36 – *13. The Convalescent*
3:35:52 – *14. On the Great Longing*
3:45:21 – *15. The Second Dance Song*
3:53:26 – 16. The Seven Seals (or: The Song of Yes and Amen)
PART FOUR
3:56:18 (Brief Summary)
