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The Aesthetic Redemption of Tragic Life——On Nietzsche's Aesthetic Philosophy of Life

Fanghui Zhu

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In brief words, all of Nietzsche's aesthetic thoughts are elaborated on the basis of the essential point that being artistic is aiming for natural life; otherwise, that esthetic thought is also an effective prescription for the tragic life. Nietzsche realizes that existence is full of suffering but it does not mean that human should negate the meaning of life or put a negative attitude towards life. Contrarily, he expands that the life tragedy can not be changed, so human ought to smile to the tragic destiny, rescue life with the art and set the view of aesthetics to promote the human's strong vitality of life and overcome the life tragedy. Nietzsche compliments the art of tragedy in Greece, pays a tribute to the Dionysian spirit and discovers the strong life strength hidden in the tragedy art and the hope of overcoming the life tragedy. Nietzsche uses the spirit of tragedy to understand human experience and explain life. He places human existence into a lofty realm of aesthetics so that individual life and essence life merge into an integral whole. Not only is the way of aesthetic life possible, but it provides human beings in reality with value orientation for existence.

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In brief words, all of Nietzsche's aesthetic thoughts are elaborated on the basis of the essential point that being artistic is aiming for natural life; otherwise, that esthetic thought is also an effective prescription for the tragic life. Nietzsche realizes that existence is full of suffering but it does not mean that human should negate the meaning of life or put a negative attitude towards life. Contrarily, he expands that the life tragedy can not be changed, so human ought to smile to the tragic destiny, rescue life with the art and set the view of aesthetics to promote the human's strong vitality of life and overcome the life tragedy. Nietzsche compliments the art of tragedy in Greece, pays a tribute to the Dionysian spirit and discovers the strong life strength hidden in the tragedy art and the hope of overcoming the life tragedy. Nietzsche uses the spirit of tragedy to understand human experience and explain life. He places human existence into a lofty realm of aesthetics so that individual life and essence life merge into an integral whole. Not only is the way of aesthetic life possible, but it provides human beings in reality with value orientation for existence.

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In brief words, all of Nietzsche's aesthetic thoughts are elaborated on the basis of the essential point that being artistic is aiming for natural life; otherwise, that esthetic thought is also an effective prescription for the tragic life. Nietzsche realizes that existence is full of suffering but it does not mean that human should negate the meaning of life or put a negative attitude towards life. Contrarily, he expands that the life tragedy can not be changed, so human ought to smile to the tragic destiny, rescue life with the art and set the view of aesthetics to promote the human's strong vitality of life and overcome the life tragedy. Nietzsche compliments the art of tragedy in Greece, pays a tribute to the Dionysian spirit and discovers the strong life strength hidden in the tragedy art and the hope of overcoming the life tragedy. Nietzsche uses the spirit of tragedy to understand human experience and explain life. He places human existence into a lofty realm of aesthetics so that individual life and essence life merge into an integral whole. Not only is the way of aesthetic life possible, but it provides human beings in reality with value orientation for existence.

Key concepts: Tragedy (event), Aesthetics, Destiny (ISS module), Human life, Vitality, Meaning of life, Realm, Philosophy

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