Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften

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"Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften" is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical work "Also sprach Zarathustra," in which Zarathustra reflects on the nature and role of human joys and passions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of a book
section of a philosophical work
associatedWith European modern thought
author Friedrich Nietzsche NERFINISHED
concerns creative use of drives
relation between joy and suffering
role of passions in human life
transformation of passions into virtues
countryOfOrigin Germany
discusses creative role of suffering
how passions can be elevated
inner conflict of the self
genre literary modernism (early)
philosophy
hasCharacter Zarathustra NERFINISHED
hasSubject human nature
individual self-development
moral psychology
includedIn Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen NERFINISHED
language German
literaryForm philosophical prose
literaryMovement 19th-century German philosophy
mainCharacter Zarathustra NERFINISHED
originalPublicationLanguage German
originalTitle Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften NERFINISHED
partOf Also sprach Zarathustra NERFINISHED
philosophicalConcept affirmation of life
drives
self-transformation
virtue as sublimated passion
philosophicalTradition existentialism (proto-)
life-affirmation
nihilism (critique of)
philosophicalWorkBy Friedrich Nietzsche NERFINISHED
relatedAuthor Friedrich Nietzsche NERFINISHED
relatedWork Also sprach Zarathustra NERFINISHED
setting fictional speeches of Zarathustra
theme ethics
human emotions
joy
passion
psychology of drives
self-overcoming
value creation
timePeriodOfComposition 19th century
workDiscussedIn Nietzsche scholarship

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Richard Strauss tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra structure Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften
subject surface form: Also sprach Zarathustra