How to Philosophize with a Hammer and Sickle: Nietzsche and Marx for the Twenty-First Century

I never thought I'd enjoy learning about Nietzche, but this book presents a thought-provoking synthesis of individualism versus collectivism, selfishness versus morality, and so on through the lens of two famous and controversial thinkers.

there are few works of Philosophy that make me feel genuinely moved. i may well be convinced of the Validity of some abstract Viewpoint, but only certain Works have given me the same feeling of Elation, Horror, Tragedy, and Joy that i find Fiction provides so readily. the Writings of Marx and Nietzsche rank among these rare Texts, as does this Book. i have been a fan of Jonas Ceika's excellent YouTube Channel for Years now, and am currently a Patron as well. even so, all my expectations were blown clear out of the Water. this may well be my favorite Book, certainly my favorite currently. it speaks to genuine Anxieties - the Anxiety that our contemporary World is built on Rotten Foundations; the Anxiety that Change is slow to come (if at all); the Anxiety that any Attempt at Genuine Change may Fail or, worse yet, be Recuperated into the dominant Structure; the Anxiety that one is hopeless in the Face of a Social, Political, and Economic System that strips one's Freedom, Ingenuity, and Identity away in the same Breath as it inscribes "Liberty", "Innovation", and "Individualism" on its Banner. this Book is not an Antidote to these Anxieties. it is, however, something of a Salve. as the World hurtles towards Economic and Environmental Disaster, and Government Leaders, Corporate Executives, and Fascist Figureheads prove either incapable of Addressing or are actively Worsening these Problems, i will return to this Book as a source of Hope. not Guidance, mind - where we go from here is entirely up to us, after all - but HOPE. Hope that, not only are Better Things Possible, and not only are they Necessary, but that, if we start Demanding Better, if we start *Agitating* for Better, then perhaps we can begin to achieve a Future we might actually want to live in. i will note that the Audiobook Version (narrated by the Author) had a couple of minor Editing Errors; this is mostly acceptable, as it only occurred Once or Twice in the whole 8-Hour Period. whether you enjoy Ceika's Narration Style is subjective; i find it to be an Acquired Taste, but one i am glad i Acquired nonetheless.