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May 30, 1997 · Nietzsche’s Life and Works. First published Fri May 30, 1997; substantive revision Fri Sep 10, 2021. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality.
- Competing Creative Energies
- Art and Life
- What About Everybody else?
In this early offering, the idea of living life creatively is embodied in Nietzsche’s idea of living life as an artist. Two conflicting creative energies are detailed: the Apollonian and the Dionysian. The Apollonian is the cool rational intellect, while the Dionysian is the passionate emotional aspect. Nietzsche worried that the society of his tim...
Great art offers us a way of conceptualising our lives as meaningful if we consider ourselves as the artist who creates our own life’s meaning by taking into consideration both reason and emotion. In contemporary terms, we may think of the emotions as the motivating power behind our ideas. If we intellectually choose a career, we also need to enjoy...
The concern here is that the life we create for ourselves, our own actions willed to power, may be selfish and not consider anyone else. The criticism of Nietzsche is that he is a nihilist, and his subjectivism kills any sense of morality as for each it is up to them what they like, what they will and what they create. It certainly doesn’t help tha...
Sep 29, 2022 · Friedrich Nietzsche had a profound and long-lasting impact on the arts. We examine just some of the ways his ideas influenced artists. Sep 29, 2022 • By Rosie Lesso, MA Contemporary Art Theory, BA Fine Art. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the most important voices of the 19th century.
- Rosie Lesso
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (/ ˈ n iː tʃ ə, ˈ n iː tʃ i / NEE-chə, NEE-chee, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈniːtʃə] ⓘ or [ˈniːtsʃə]; 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher. He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy.
This is a clear and lucid account of Nietzsche's philosophy of art, combining exegesis, interpretation and criticism in a judicious balance. Julian Young argues that Nietzsche's thought about art can only be understood in the context of his wider philosophy.
- Julian Young
- 1992
May 30, 1997 · The work is a brilliant display of Nietzsche's talents as a music critic, and includes memorable mockings of Wagner's theatrical style, reflections on redemption via art, a “physiology of art,” and the virtues associated, respectively, with ascending and descending life energies.
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Mar 11, 2011 · Dissatisfied with their studies, in June, 1905, four students of architecture in Dresden Polytechnic Institute formed Die Brücke or “The Bridge.”. The group wanted to be a link to all those who were seeking an alternative to the prevailing art and ideas. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner became the de facto leader and his associates included Fritz ...
