Aestheticism and the Others: The Social Dimension of Nietzsche’s Views on Self-Fashioning
Aestheticism and the Others: The Social Dimension of Nietzsche’s Views on Self-Fashioning
Author(s): Filip ČukljevićSubject(s): Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Friedrich Nietzsche; Alexander Nehamas; self-fashioning; audience; influence; contest
Summary/Abstract: In this article, I shall explore the social dimension of Friedrich Nietzsche’s views on self-fashioning, focusing on the interpretation offered by Alexander Nehamas. First, I shall briefly present Nehamas’s understanding of Nietzsche’s views on self-fashioning and the overall significance of their social aspects. Then I shall investigate the need for the audience to assess one’s attempt at self-fashioning. Furthermore, I shall analyze how one’s pursuit of self-fashioning is influenced by and influences other similar efforts. Subsequently, the article will reveal the role of contest in the phenomenon of influence. Finally, I shall point out some limitations of Nehamas’s interpretation.
Journal: Analiza i Egzystencja: czasopismo filozoficzne
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 65
- Page Range: 73-90
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
