Who is Nietzsche’s Jester? Or Birthing Comedy in Cave Shadows
This essay delves into Nietzsche’s understanding of the jester in Thus Spoke Zarathustra. I argue here that its existence explains the shifting ethos from tragedy to comedy. The jester in the societal context exhibits the figure of fictionalism that redirects reality into a detour of comic interpla...
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College of Liberal Arts, San Beda College
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Scientia |
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| Online Access: | https://scientia-sanbeda.org/index.php/scientia/article/view/123 |