39: The Genius of the Heart
The Nietzsche Podcast
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Dionysus Is Not the Dionysian That Nica Is Addressing Here, in Some Sense.
In birth of tragedy, nitia is solely concerned with dionysus and apollo as they exist within the world of art welt. And so while we can learn from the greek culture in ways that can enrich our own, he nevertheless is sort of limited in what he's talking about. He doesn't make claims about them in applying to the political or ethical realm, or as general psychological principles. So it must be said here, thedionysus of that era is not the dionysu that nica is addressing here, in some sense. Or the way that he talks about dionysUS in that particular book,. It's probably a little closer to
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