Nietzsche and the Aesthetic

The Act of Creation in the 'Gay Science'
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-032-03471-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 133 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 242 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy

This Brief focuses on Nietzsche’s aesthetics not merely as an artistic field but as a way of understanding life itself. Unlike his predecessors, Nietzsche rather saw aesthetics as a fundamental principle aim of human existence. This volume demonstrates how Nietzsche’s aesthetic thinking is not simply an analysis of art but rather a comprehensive worldview shaping his approach to morality, truth, and the meaning of life. It traces the development of aesthetics beginning with Nietzsche’s first major work, The Birth of Tragedy.  Machter appeals to the "death of God," one of Nietzsche’s central claims, as not just a theological statement but a cultural-aesthetic one; and also reflects on the Overman as a response to nihilism.  This volume appeals to students and researchers and presents Nietzsche’s aesthetics as not an escape into the world of art but rather a call for individuals toward a meaningful life. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Machter, Eitan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 19. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- Chapter 1: Art as a Response to False Redemptions.- Chapter 2: Creation as Self-Overcoming:  On Pleasure, Suffering, and Power.- Chapter 3: Truth and Freedom in Art.- Chapter 4: The Death of God:  Critique, Pain, and Punishment.- Epilogue  The Cheerful Science in Our Time.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Machter is a researcher and senior lecturer at the School of Design & Department of Philosophy at the University of Haifa.  He has published several books in the fields of visual culture theory, the philosophy of aesthetics, and aesthetic education.