Zarathustra is back — and he's done being polite.

In Episode 6, we open Part Two of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, where Nietzsche shifts gears. The prophet has returned from solitude and found his teachings distorted, his followers turned into parrots. What follows is some of the most emotionally charged and philosophically dense writing in the entire book.

We cover:

• The Child with the Mirror — Zarathustra sees his own doctrine reflected back as a grotesque copy. Why this terrifies him into action.
• Upon the Blessed Isles — Nietzsche's vision of creation as the highest act. God is dead — now what do you build?
• On the Pitying — Why Nietzsche considers pity one of the most dangerous emotions. Not cruelty — pity is what degrades both the giver and receiver.
• On Priests — Zarathustra's ...