The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism by Friedrich Nietzsche ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]

The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism by Friedrich Nietzsche audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

In The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism, Friedrich Nietzsche launches a bold investigation into the origins of Greek tragedy and what it reveals about art, culture, and the human need to find meaning in suffering. Writing with the urgency of a young classical scholar turning into a philosopher, Nietzsche argues that the greatest works of Greek drama arose from a tense partnership between two artistic drives: the Apollonian, associated with form, clarity, and dreamlike beauty, and the Dionysian, associated with ecstasy, music, intoxication, and the dissolution of the individual into a larger life-force. Through this lens he revisits the world of Aeschylus and Sophocles, the role of chorus and myth, and the cultural turning point he sees in Socrates and the rise of rational optimism. Nietzsche also draws a provocative line from ancient Athens to modern Europe, asking whether modern culture has lost the capacity for tragic wisdom and how music, especially the spirit of drama and opera, might restore it. Part cultural diagnosis and part manifesto, this book challenges listeners to reconsider why we create art and what it costs to face reality without illusions.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:44:40) Chapter 01

(01:21:05) Chapter 02

(01:24:20) Chapter 03

(01:38:55) Chapter 04

(01:49:35) Chapter 05

(02:00:20) Chapter 06

(02:12:31) Chapter 07

(02:30:51) Chapter 08

(02:42:51) Chapter 09

(02:59:06) Chapter 10

(03:19:46) Chapter 11

(03:38:11) Chapter 12

(03:49:06) Chapter 13

(04:06:11) Chapter 14

(04:24:21) Chapter 15

(04:34:46) Chapter 16

(04:48:41) Chapter 17

(05:04:56) Chapter 18

(05:23:26) Chapter 19

(05:41:11) Chapter 20

(05:54:23) Chapter 21

(06:18:53) Chapter 22

(06:27:43) Chapter 23

(06:49:08) Chapter 24

(07:02:48) Chapter 25

(07:16:28) Chapter 26

(07:30:23) Chapter 27

(07:35:30) Chapter 28

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