Monday, June 17, 2013

Philosopher, Commander, Sculptor

To modify what was previously proposed here, Artist and Commander are not necessarily antithetical.  For, insofar as a Sculptor molds inert material, it is both.  Likewise, insofar as a Composer or a Playwright molds a musical or a dramatic piece, each is a Commander of the performers involved.  Now, according to the Birth of Tragedy, Sculpture is the paradigm of an Apollinian Art.  In contrast, the Dionysian Art that Nietzsche describes in section #2 of BT inspires the creativity of other participants in the festivities, in a relation the classification of which as Commander-Obeyer is inappropriate.  So, it is the specifically Dionysian Philosopher-Artist to which the Philosopher-Commander is antithetical, and is conspicuously absent in #211 of Beyond Good and Evil.

1 comment:

  1. Wow! Such an amazing and helpful post this is. I really really love it. It's so good and so awesome. I am just amazed. I hope that you continue to do your work like this in the future also John Abery

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