The NIETZSCHE CIRCLE is a philosophical community whose main concern is artistic production and the question of aesthetics, of responding to the crisis of art and its bearing on life, which concerned Nietzsche from his first to his last works. The NIETZSCHE CIRCLE is devoted to the question: What kind of art is vital to our existence?
The Circle is based in New York City and will function as a not-for-profit artistic and intellectual community, bringing together a variety of workers of Geist (philosophers, artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, et cetera). As Foucault said of Nietzsche, “the only valid tribute to his thought . . . is precisely to use it, deform it, to make it groan and protest.” We are not interested in sanctifying Nietzsche, but in following our own paths and transforming his work, of living with the questions which he raised and pursuing them further.
As of now, the website of the NIETZSCHE CIRCLE is in operation and we invite you to view the site. On it you will find Nicholas Birns’ essay “Ressentiment and Counter-Ressentiment: Nietzsche, Scheler, and the Reaction Against Equality”, which we invite you to respond to on our discussion board; a review by Nicholas Birns of Philip Pothen’s seminal work on aesthetics in Nietzsche’s philosophy, Nietzsche & The Fate of Art; Reading Materials, which features new books on Nietzsche as well as new translations of his own work; information on the Nietzsche Circle, which includes the list of its Advisory Board, its Board of Directors (who created and operates the NC), a note on membership, how to make contributions, and a list of our Current and Past Events and more. In the Past Events section, you can download some of the essays which were presented at our events as well as reviews or assessments of the events.
This site is in development and will change over time; please return to our site to find the latest developments and additions which will include not only extensive material under the NIETZSCHE’S WORK section of the site, but an interview with Lebanese painter Chawky Frenn conducted by Mark Daniel Cohen, an essay exploring Nietzsche’s influence on 20th century music by Benjamin Moritz, Colin Wilson’s “Dual Value Response – A New Key to Nietzsche?” and many other works of interest such as book excerpts, essays presented for the Nietzsche Circle, and more.
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