The relevance of Nietzsche's thought to the problem of authentic existence - with special reference to the birth of tragedy from the spirit of music

Abstract

In discussing the relevance of Nietzsche's thought to human existence, we shall not concentrate so much on Nietzsche's wellknown influence on theory, on the theories of thinkers such as Freud, Jung, Heidegger and those of contemporary poststructuralism (deconstructivism). We shall rather focus on the practice of human life-experience in Nietzsche's time and thereafter.