How to Philosophize with a Hammer and Sickle : Nietzsche and Marx for the 21st-Century Left

From the creator of the Cuck Philosophy YouTube channel comes this timely and explosive re-evaluation of Marx and Nietzsche for the 21st-century left. Modernity has been defined by humanity's capacity for self-destruction. Over the last century, the means which threaten not only life's joy but its very existence have only multiplied. At the same time, as a new wave of nationalism and right-wing politics spreads across the world, fewer and fewer people are being convinced that socialism could improve their everyday lives, let alone save us from our own destruction. In this timely and explosive book, philosopher and YouTuber Jonas Čeika (aka Cuck Philosophy) re-invigorates socialism for the twenty-first century. Leaving behind its past associations with bureaucracy and state tyranny, and it's lifeless and drab theoretical accounts, Čeika instead uses the works of Marx and Nietzsche to reconnect socialism with its human element, presenting it as something not only affecting, but created by living, breathing, suffering human individuals. At a time when ecological collapse is hurtling towards us, and capitalism offers no solution except more growth and exploitation, How to Philosophise with a Hammer and Sickle shows us the way forward to a socialism grounded in human experience and accessible to all. In *How to Philosophize with a Hammer and Sickle*, philosopher and YouTuber Jonas Čeika (aka CCK Philosophy) re-invigorates socialism for the twenty-first century. Leaving behind its past associations with bureaucracy and state tyranny, and its lifeless and drab theoretical accounts, Čeika instead uses the works of Marx and Nietzsche to reconnect socialism with its human element, presenting it as something not only affecting, but created by living, breathing, suffering human beings. At a time when ecological collapse is hurtling towards us, and capitalism offers no solution except more profit accumulations and exploitation, *How to Philosophize with a Hammer and Sickle* shows us the way forward to a socialism that is grounded in human experience and accessible to all. Front Cover Half-Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication CONTENTS Introduction I: Philosophizing with a Hammer The Body The Will-to-Truth Modernity II: A Nietzschean Socialism Nietzsche’s Critique of Capitalism Egalitarianism Rights Individualism III: Morality and Aufhebung IV: Historical Philosophy, Philosophical History V: Affirming Life The Division of Labour Aesthetics Becoming Joy in Activity Abundance The Eternal Return Unleashing the Will-to-Power A Preface to the Ending Notes Acknowledgements