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.
By:
Eitan Machter
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9783032034717
ISBN 10: 303203471X
Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
Pages: 133
Publication Date: 29 August 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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.
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.
