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Jul 4, 2016 · His view of catharsis is neither simple nor entirely uniform across his corpus. Nietzsche’s understanding of catharsis proves to be much closer to the view he appears to reject, and much closer to classicism’s reading of tragedy than one might suppose.
In opposing himself to the view that tragedy produces its greatest impact through catharsis, Nietzsche is opposing an entire tradition of tragic criticism that descended from Aristotle’s understanding of the genre (“since Aristotle”), not least of all its later exponents from the modern era, whom Nietzsche labels “our aestheticians ...
- James I. Porter
The Birth of Tragedy consists of a twofold argument. The bulk of the text contains Nietzsche’s controversial thesis about the birth, nature, and demise of Greek tragedy, but in the final chapters he creates a manifesto for the reformation of contemporary German culture.
Nov 1, 2018 · Nietzsche’s Catharsis: The Theory of Tragedy and the Anthropology of Power. Nietzsche’s conception of catharsis undercuts the Aristotelian tradition by emphasizing that catharsis does not aim at a purification of the passions but at a cleansing of human judgment from moral sentiment.
Nov 1, 2016 · Reflections on Catharsis in an Anticathartic Age. the minnesota review (2016) 2016 (87): 76–109. This essay is a critical analysis of Nietzsche's anti-Aristotelian reading of tragedy. My purpose is to show Aristotle's relevance for our age, which is strongly inflected by Nietzsche.
- Kalliopi Nikolopoulou
- 2016
Sep 13, 2012 · This chapter examines Nietzsche’s treatment of the tragic myth and break with Schopenhauer’s pessimism, his thesis that tragedy is a synthesis of Apollinian and Dionysian elements, and the problem of the philosophical interpretation of the tragic myth.
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In the nineteenth century, catharsis became a key concept for understanding the place of esthetic experiences in social transformation (e.g., Nietzsche). Where there is regression in thinking and the discharge of tensions in groups and crowds, catharsis also was used to explain
