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Friedrich Nietzsche
The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music
and
Truth and Falsity in an Ultramoral Sense
Student Edition
Presented by
Jodie Howard and
Marion Neversummer
Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart and Brett Ader
Background Information
• Born in Rocken,
Saxony on October 15,
1844.
• Family had a long
history in the church.
• Father died in 1849.
• Attended school at
Schulpforta- an elite
school of only 200
students.
Background Cont…
• Published The Birth of
Tragedy in 1872 at the age
of 27.
• Formed a close friendship
with composer Richard
Wagner.
• Suffered most of his life
with headaches and
myopia.
• Suffered a mental
breakdown in 1889.
• Died on August 25, 1900.
“The person who is responsive to the
stimuli of art behaves toward the
reality of dream much the way the
philosopher behaves toward the reality
of existence.”
Apollo- god of light
Represents:
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Illusion (dream)- ______________________________
Science- _____________________________________
Dionysus- god of wine
Represents:
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Dionysus vs. Apollo – What are some characteristics
that distinguish these two from one another?
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Nietzsche and Greek
Would you say that Nietzsche
agrees or disagrees with Greek
ideals?
What are some examples?
Truth and Falsity
“They are deeply immersed in illusions and
dream fancies; their eyes glace only over the
surface of things and see “forms”; their
sensation nowhere leads to truth…”
Perception
• We are limited to
________ _________
perception as it relates
to _______ ________.
• “______ perception”
Language
• “What is a word. The expression of a nerve
stimulus in sounds.”
• “When we talk about trees, colors, snow, and
flowers, we believe we know something about
the things themselves.”
Discussion Question
• How do you think Nietzsche would view
Eminem’s music in terms of his message?
• Would Nietzsche believe Eminem’s message
portrays reality?