Two erotic ideals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20311998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fiona Ellis (0000-0002-4277-5977, Heythrop College, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-59 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412514000183 |
| OpenAlex | W2134747243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
In his article ‘Nietzsche, Tristan , and the rehabilitation of erotic distance’ Joseph D. Kuzma identifies two seemingly opposed erotic ideals in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde . He claims that Nietzsche applauded the first and sought to dispense with the second, and that this was his solution to the problem of nihilism. I argue that this ‘solution’ is as ill-defined as the ideals it involves, and that it either consigns us to hell or offers a terminological variant upon theism. I rescue Schopenhauer from some familiar charges and make a link with Simone Weil's reflections upon love's impossibility
Epistemology · Impossibility · Nihilism · Psychoanalysis · Theism · Theology · Law · Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Psychology · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |