5407 The Truth About Sadism! - Part 3
Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux
Stefan Molyneux
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Brief Summary
In this part of the conversation, we explore the controversial life and works of the Marquis de Sade, including his explicit books and their film adaptations. We discuss how aristocracy and excessive praise contribute to violence in society. We delve into de Sade's troubled personal life and his involvement in politics during the French Revolution. The conversation also touches on the scientific revolution and its impact on morality. We introduce the concept of universally preferable behavior (UPB) as an alternative to morality. Join our community and access related content on our website. Anticipate the next part of the conversation.
Chapters
0:00:00 The Marquis de Sade: A Terrifying Legacy
0:09:11 The Power of Excessive Praise and Addiction
0:12:21 Control through Addiction: Praise and Criticism
0:15:20 Childhood Experiences and Affectionate Figures in De Sade's Life
0:17:51 Forced Marriage and Complicity of De Sade's Wife
0:20:51 De Sade's Release and Inheritance of Title
0:23:49 De Sade's Imprisonment and Transfer to Insane Asylum
0:26:21 De Sade's Imprisonment for Criticizing Robespierre
0:34:49 Cruelty as the First Sentiment in Nature
0:37:42 The Profound Impact of the Scientific Revolution
0:40:51 Science vs. Religion: The Battle for Morality
0:43:24 The Agricultural Revolution and its Effects on Humanity
0:48:43 The Origin of Morality and its Connection to Religion
0:52:28 The Link Between Morality and Belief in the Divine
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | So the truth about say to some part the third the mark we decide the mark we decide this guy |
| 0:10.9 | holy crap a society is more revealed by who it reveres, rather than who lives within |
| 0:19.4 | it. |
| 0:20.4 | Of all the people to pluck from security and move to the center of a lot of discourse in the West, |
| 0:27.0 | the mark we decide, is really, really instructive, |
| 0:30.0 | terrifyingly instructive as a whole. |
| 0:32.0 | So if we want to look at the origins of sadism, at least the modern conception, the word, the language, |
| 0:37.0 | we got to look at this guy. It's a pretty unsettling legacy. |
| 0:41.0 | And his life and works particularly Justine and philosophy in the bedroom have left an |
| 0:47.5 | indelible mark in our understanding of sadism. |
| 0:51.0 | So his books not only detail sexual perversions but also articulate a worldview where cruelty and violence are |
| 0:58.2 | extolled as natural and even virtuous human tendencies. |
| 1:03.2 | So this was from our researcher note having known something of Desard from bits of the 2005 movie titled |
| 1:12.2 | The Liberty with Johnny Depp and the research I did on the |
| 1:15.1 | French Revolution and knowing the kind of monstrosities that people from France can produce |
| 1:19.8 | I girded my gut and soul before actually reading any of the content of his books. |
| 1:24.6 | I expected and prepared for the worst I am not a powder puff, he says. |
| 1:30.6 | I'm nearly 40 year old man who grew up along with the internet and neglectful parents. |
| 1:35.3 | I only made it a chapter or two into one of his books before it was pointless to continue. |
| 1:40.0 | If you're curious, it's as bad as it gets. |
| 1:42.6 | Whatever you can imagine it's worse, its utter malevolence and evil |
| 1:46.2 | ninth circle of hell demonic. |
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