Creativity, Culture, and Genius: Nietzsche's Ethics of the Creative Life

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dc.contributor.advisorMigotti, Mark H.
dc.contributor.authorPuszczalowski, Philip
dc.contributor.committeememberHaji, Ishtiyaque Hussein
dc.contributor.committeememberFramarin, Christopher George
dc.contributor.committeememberBerry, Jessica N.
dc.contributor.committeememberGoldstein, Joshua David
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-03T16:15:05Z
dc.date.available2017-01-03T16:15:05Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractIn my dissertation Creativity, Culture, and Genius: Nietzsche's Ethics of the Creative Life I aim to articulate what creativity means to Nietzsche. I present an account of Nietzsche in which creativity exemplifies the "highest potential power and splendour" (GM P: 6) of human beings. Specifically, I hope to demonstrate that what is best about us is creativity, and that to live a creative life is to have creativity as a governing principle. Although Nietzsche does not explicitly state that people should have creativity as a governing principle for organizing lives, I will show that this thought lies within his work implicitly. To do this, I use Aristotle as a foil for Nietzsche and contrast their thinking on the question, "What characteristic exemplifies what is best about humans?" Aristotle believed that there were three potential answers to this question: pleasure, noble action and politics, and contemplation. I put Nietzsche to work philosophically, contrasting these three possible answers with Nietzsche's philosophy, and showing that none of them are viable options. The positive portion of my project focuses on demonstrating the interconnectedness of creativity, culture, and genius for Nietzsche. The importance of these three concepts cannot be underestimated in Nietzsche's philosophy, and I show how they are vital to his thought – with creativity serving as the central focus and a governing principle for human beings.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPuszczalowski, P. (2016). Creativity, Culture, and Genius: Nietzsche's Ethics of the Creative Life (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25485en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25485
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3535
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectPhilosophy
dc.subject.classificationCreativityen_US
dc.subject.classificationGeniusen_US
dc.subject.classificationCultureen_US
dc.subject.classificationNietzscheen_US
dc.titleCreativity, Culture, and Genius: Nietzsche's Ethics of the Creative Life
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePhilosophy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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