The Smile of Tragedy: Nietzsche and the Art of Virtue

by Daniel R. Ahern

Book Overview

In The Smile of Tragedy, Daniel Ahern examines Nietzsche's attitude toward what he called "the tragic age of the Greeks," showing it to be the foundation not only for his attack upon the birth of philosophy during the Socratic era but also for his overall critique of Western culture. Through an interpretation of "Dionysian pessimism," Ahern clarifies the ways in which Nietzsche sees ethics and aesthetics as inseparable and how their theoretical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271052511
• ISBN13: 9780271052519
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"