Apollonian principle
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The Apollonian principle is Nietzsche’s concept of the rational, orderly, and form-giving impulse in art and human experience, contrasted with the chaotic, ecstatic Dionysian force.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollonian principle canonical | 1 |
| Apollonian–Dionysian duality | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3707667 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollonian principle Context triple: [The Birth of Tragedy, keyConcept, Apollonian principle]
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A.
Aesthetica in nuce
Aesthetica in nuce is a brief but influential 1762 philosophical treatise by Johann Georg Hamann that critiques Enlightenment rationalism and emphasizes the primacy of language, faith, and aesthetic experience.
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B.
Duality
Duality is a 1998 collaborative album by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke that blends ethereal vocals with atmospheric, world-influenced soundscapes.
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C.
Platonic corpus
The Platonic corpus is the collection of philosophical dialogues and letters attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
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D.
Contrast of Forms
Contrast of Forms is an early abstract painting by Fernand Léger that explores dynamic geometric shapes and bold color contrasts, marking a key step toward his distinctive modernist style.
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E.
Monoenergism
Monoenergism is a 7th-century Christological doctrine asserting that Christ had only one divine-human energy, later rejected as heretical by the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollonian principle Target entity description: The Apollonian principle is Nietzsche’s concept of the rational, orderly, and form-giving impulse in art and human experience, contrasted with the chaotic, ecstatic Dionysian force.
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A.
Aesthetica in nuce
Aesthetica in nuce is a brief but influential 1762 philosophical treatise by Johann Georg Hamann that critiques Enlightenment rationalism and emphasizes the primacy of language, faith, and aesthetic experience.
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B.
Duality
Duality is a 1998 collaborative album by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke that blends ethereal vocals with atmospheric, world-influenced soundscapes.
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C.
Platonic corpus
The Platonic corpus is the collection of philosophical dialogues and letters attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
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D.
Contrast of Forms
Contrast of Forms is an early abstract painting by Fernand Léger that explores dynamic geometric shapes and bold color contrasts, marking a key step toward his distinctive modernist style.
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E.
Monoenergism
Monoenergism is a 7th-century Christological doctrine asserting that Christ had only one divine-human energy, later rejected as heretical by the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nietzschean concept
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aesthetic concept ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancient Greek tragedy
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classical Greek culture ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
form-giving
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individuating ⓘ measured ⓘ orderly ⓘ rational ⓘ |
| complements | Dionysian principle ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Dionysian principle ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
chaos
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ecstasy ⓘ intoxication ⓘ orgiastic unity ⓘ |
| critiquedBy | some later Nietzsche scholars ⓘ |
| describedBy | Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
form
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individuation ⓘ representation ⓘ visual clarity ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
aesthetics
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philosophy of art ⓘ philosophy of culture ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
principle of appearance against primal reality
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principle of form against formlessness ⓘ principle of individuation against dissolution into unity ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century aesthetic theory
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cultural criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Απόλλων
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surface form:
Greek god Apollo
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| introducedInWork | The Birth of Tragedy ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1872 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Apollo ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
artistic creation
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human experience ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apollonian principle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Apollonian–Dionysian duality
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| relatedConcept | principium individuationis ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Dionysian principle ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
appearance
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clarity ⓘ dream ⓘ harmony ⓘ illusion ⓘ individual form ⓘ measure ⓘ self-control ⓘ |
| usedIn |
analyses of modern art
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discussions of rationality and order ⓘ interpretations of Greek tragedy ⓘ |
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Apollonian–Dionysian duality