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- Title
Nietzsche on Aesthetic Education: A Fictional Narrative.
- Abstract
Drawing from Nietzsche, I explore the topic of aesthetic education. Even though Nietzsche never formally uses the term "aesthetic education" in his works, this is a novel initiative of my own doing based on what I think he would have to say on the topic. Just as Nietzsche adopted his own experimental approach or style, in a sense, my intention is to experiment with a narrative, which takes the form of a fictional dialogue between Nietzsche and a student. To make sense of what Nietzsche has to say on the topic, I examine certain aspects of his thought as they relate to art, aesthetics, creative activity, creativity, the important role of Bildung (self-cultivation), and other associated areas of interest. This essay critically discusses and analyzes the narrative in relation to Nietzsche's appropriation of the mythical figure of Dionysus, as well as the tragic wisdom it is supposed to incarnate. As such, I argue that Dionysian wisdom is an exposition of the paradoxical characteristics of the creative life that has significant ramifications for aesthetic education. [End Page 37]
- Subjects
AESTHETICS education; DIONYSUS (Greek deity); CREATIVE activities &; seat work; GEOGRAPHICAL myths; EXPOSITION (Rhetoric)
- Publication
Journal of Aesthetic Education, 2022, Vol 56, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0021-8510
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5406/15437809.56.2.03