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The Birth of Tragedy
The Birth of Tragedy: Out of the Spirit of Music | Friedrich Nietzsche
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A compelling argument for the necessity for art in life, Nietzsche's first book is fuelled by his enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, for the philosophy of Schopenhauer and for the music of Wagner, to whom this work was dedicated. Nietzsche outlined a distinction between its two central forces: the Apolline, representing beauty and order, and the Dionysiac, a primal or ecstatic reaction to the sublime. He believed the combination of these states produced the highest forms of music and tragic drama, which not only reveal the truth about suffering in life, but also provide a consolation for it. Impassioned and exhilarating in its conviction, The Birth of Tragedy has become a key text in European culture and in literary criticism.
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The Birth of Tragedy | Friedrich Nietzsche

We see in this book a good extension of the philosophy of Schopenhauer into a moral system. Personally I would add two formula: “be useful“ and “force yourself“ both borrowed from Harrison Ford. Nietzsche describes the true form and actuality of the Idea, a word that we must use, which enables to be truly useful: not for trite human existence but for the idea itself. Ultimately the joy of speculation makes it possible for us to motivate ourselves.

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Overall, still yes, but I can't really disagree with Nietzsche's own assasment that the latter chapters were unnecessary.

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Post-section-10 is mostly blah but I liked this bit. Now to finish the book sooner rather than later.

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Yes, still. I lost my secondary reason for reading this so it's slow now.

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Reading other people's notes in books is easily one of my favorite things.

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When the book isn't yours, so you can't underline (no, Debbie, the underlines are my friend's, it's his book, it's ok.)
Rereading All The Nietzsche, because reasons