comedies. This left only the Apollonian‚ an art form that‚ without the Dionysian‚ leaves us helpless in finding the metaphysical comfort previously mentioned. Nietzsche’s concepts of the Apollonian and Dionysian‚ were‚ to begin with‚ poorly received: Nietzsche himself called ‘The Birth of Tragedy’ ‘badly written‚ ponderous‚ embarrassing‚ image-mad and image-confused’ . Even so‚ his concepts have left a distinguished heritage and are still matters of ethical‚ political and artistic discussion. Indeed‚ Motta
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who held that happiness should be valued as life’s highest good and that the best way to achieve it is to live in the moment. According to Epicureanism you cease to be with your death‚ this is a thread of thought further developed by Freidrich Nietzsche (1884-1900)‚ one of Kazantzakis greatest influences. The word Dionysian originated from Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine. Dionysian nature is prominently associated with music and dance‚ and giving emotions free reign. These two philosophies are closely
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Cited: The portable‚ Nietzsche. Edited and translated by Walter Kaufmann.
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This essay aims to analyse the representation of heaven and hell‚ both in form and content within Feodor Dostoevsky’s ‘Crime and Punishment’ and John Donne selected poems. We will see that the characters experience hellish nightmares‚ torment and feelings of longing in order to deliver the humanist message: we are all connected and that despite our perceptions or ideas of transcendence‚ it our place amongst others that restores our humanity. Those that place themselves in the part of a “superman”
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Nietzsche’s provocative and controversial statement “God is dead”. The underlying meaning to Nietzsche’s controversial statement is that empirical natural science has replaced metaphysical explanations of the world. As a result of this‚ according to Nietzsche we no longer have any sense of who and what we are as human beings. He concludes that no foundation exists anymore for the meaning and value of things. Nietzsche’s philosophy shines light on what film noir is. That is‚ an artistic response to‚ or
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Maggie Smith is a 21st century American poet and author. She received a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University and a MFA from Ohio State University. Besides being the author of Good Bones (Tupelo Press‚ 2017)‚ her other works were‚ The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison (Press‚ 2015)‚ and‚ “Lamp the Body (Red Hen Press‚ 2015). She has accumulated numerous writing awards‚ and has been a freelance writer‚ teacher and editor. She resides in Bexley‚ a suburb of Columbus‚ Ohio. (“Extending Bio”) Good Bones
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“The Ideal Person” Nietzsche’s Ubermensch concept of the “ideal person” was able to achieve self-actualization‚ and has developed himself holistically. What Nietzsche meant by achieving self-actualization was to achieve one’s full potential through creativity‚ independence‚ spontaneity‚ and a grasp on the real world. I see an ideal person as someone who surrounds themselves with happiness and love even with no money or fame. Most people consider the ideal person beautiful and rich. But as
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In “The Madman‚” Nietzsche describes a man going into a town‚ speaking about his beliefs‚ and being derided for doing so. However‚ with further analysis of several elements of the story‚ a deeper meaning behind the passage becomes clear. Nietzsche argues‚ through the madman‚ that morals cannot exist without God. It is important to know that‚ as a parable‚ the passage contains symbols‚ is not intended to be interpreted entirely literally. One of these symbols‚ God‚ is used to represent morality‚ and
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Intro Kafka never fully embraced Zionism‚ and he remained ambivalent toward Judaism. He was more openly interested in anarchism and socialism‚ but was not committed to either philosophy because he refused to completely align himself with an established worldview. Modernism -Kafka was exposed to Modernism. -Modernism was a movement during the late 19th century and early twentieth century of scientific‚ technological and industrial development. Modernists shared a desire to create literature
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