From "The Birth of Tragedy" to his experimental "physiology of art", Nietzsche examines the aesthetic, erotic and sacred dimensions of rapture, hinting at how an ecstatic philosophy is realized in his elusive doctrine of Eternal Return. Jill Marsden pursues the implications of this legacy.

Autorentext

JILL MARSDEN is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Bolton Institute. She has published a number of articles on Nietzsche and related themes in contemporary European philosophy.

Zusammenfassung
This book explores the imaginative possibilities for philosophy created by Nietzsche's sustained reflection on the phenomenon of ecstasy. From The Birth of Tragedy to his experimental 'physiology of art', Nietzsche examines the aesthetic, erotic, and sacred dimensions of rapture, hinting at how an ecstatic philosophy is realized in his elusive doctrine of Eternal Return. Jill Marsden pursues the implications of this legacy for contemporary Continental thought via analyses of such voyages in ecstasy as those of Kant, Schopenhauer, Schreber and Bataille.

Inhalt

Foreword Preface In the Horizon of the Infinite The Tempo of Becoming A Feeling of Life Men of Fire A General Theory of Collapse The Night of Unknowing Great Moments of Oblivion The Sense of Eternity Notes Bibliography Index