“What Do I Matter!” : Nietzsche on Pascal, Self-Obsession, and Good Cheer

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Parr, Jamie. (2022). “What Do I Matter!” : Nietzsche on Pascal, Self-Obsession, and Good Cheer. In Joy and Laughter in Nietzsche’s Philosophy : Alternative Liberatory Politics pp. 105-122 Bloomsbury Publishing plc.
AuthorsParr, Jamie
Abstract

Analyzing the importance of joy, laughter, and cheerfulness in Nietzsche's thought, this volume addresses an under-examined topic in the secondary literature. By exploring disparate aspects of these interrelated emotions it provides new insights into his key ideas.

The contributors-among them philosophers and political scientists-illustrate the significance of these feelings to reveal political ramifications of their affirmative potential and their broader role in Nietzsche's philosophical aims. These include how the joyful disposition Nietzsche commends informs his free spirit's self-overcoming, attempts to revalue all values, and prospects of ultimately transfiguring humanity.

Among other topics, scholars assess the Übermensch and shared joy, learning to laugh at oneself, Schopenhauer's jokes, Pascal's cheerfulness, and the Dada movement's subversively playful aesthetic. By contemplating Nietzsche's emphasis on joy and laughter, the volume reveals a thinker who, far from being a caricature of hopeless nihilism, is in fact the hitherto unrecognised champion of an alternative liberatory politics.

KeywordsNietzsche; Philosophy; Politics
Page range105-122
Year01 Jan 2022
Book titleJoy and Laughter in Nietzsche’s Philosophy : Alternative Liberatory Politics
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing plc
Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
Edition1
ISBN978-135022524-4
Web address (URL)https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/joy-and-laughter-in-nietzsches-philosophy-9781350225251/
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Publication dates
Online16 Jun 2022
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AcceptedJun 2022
Deposited19 Aug 2024
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