Abstract
In this essay the author discusses section 3 of Ecce Homo's chapter on Thus Spoke Zarathustra, in which Nietzsche describes his experience of inspiration. The essay tries to clarify that same experience - usually attributed not to philosophers but to artists - by confronting Nietzsche's text with Plato's Ion in order to explore how Nietzsche's description of inspiration is linked to his conception of destiny and, secondly, its key role in Nietzsche's understanding of what philosophy is.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Nietzsche's "Ecce Homo" |
| Editors | Nicholas Martin , Duncan Large |
| Publisher | Gruyter |
| Pages | 311-334 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110246551 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783110246544 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |