Sade to Genet: The New Morality (History of Modern Philosophy) (Remastered)

This lecture traces a shocking chain reaction in modern thought: how the **Lisbon earthquake (1755)** shattered Enlightenment “reason = nature” optimism, opened the door to a darker view of nature as **irrational and lawless**, and helped set the stage for modern nihilism culminating in the disturbing but influential logic of the **Marquis de Sade**, who argued that if God and transcendent law are ruled out, then “nature” becomes the only standard and **anything** can be rationalized. From there, the talk connects the dots to today’s “do your own thing” ethic, showing how abstract philosophy becomes real-world “marching orders,” reshaping art, psychology, politics, and sexual ethics and why this trajectory ultimately bends toward **coercion, despair, and cultural self-destruction** unless a higher, objective moral order is recovered. If you want a clear, no-nonsense breakdown of how ideas migrate from the academy into everyday life (and why it matters), this one will sober you up fast.

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