Nietzsche on Human Greatness

“the Pinnacle of Life’s Jubilation”: an Exploration of the Vitality for Human Greatness in the Poetry of Friedrich Nietzsche

Considered one of the most formidable and enigmatic philosophers of all time, Friedrich Nietzsche captivates his readers by weaving charismatic aphorisms of logic and emotion. Many claim his enticing presentations are too “dynamite,” focused only on the destruction of society. Disdainful of the crumbling state of his homeland, Nietzsche observes the cause of Europe’s ruins and devotes himself t...

Nietzsche on Freedom

One of the very few matters of nearly universal agreement with respect to Nietzsche interpretation, one that bridges the great analytic/continental divide, is that Nietzsche was offering some sort of account of freedom, in contradistinction to the ‘ascetic’ or ‘slavish’ ways of the past. What remains in dispute is the character of this account. In this paper I present Nietzsche’s account of fre...

Nietzsche on Logic

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Freud and Nietzsche on Sublimation

The notion of sublimation is essential to Nietzsche and Freud. However, Freud’s writings fail to provide a persuasive notion of sublimation. In particular, Freud’s writings are confused on the distinction between pathological symptoms and sublimation and on the relation between sublimation and repression. After rehearsing these problems in some detail, it is proposed that a return to Nietzsche ...