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- Publisher
- Penn State University Press
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Pennsylvania State University.
- ISSN
- 1538-4594
Abstract
<p>Abstract:</p><p>In this article, I examine how competitive impulses can be regulated according to Nietzsche's writings on the <i>agon</i> in the 1870s. There are currently two conflicting accounts of how Nietzsche conceives of agonal measure. One group of commentators proposes that such regulation arises by self-restraint, where adversaries respectfully treat one another with moderation (what I call the <i>respect</i> model). Others have objected that Nietzsche's agonal contestants do not restrain themselves, and that measure rather depends on constructing the contest in such a way that adversaries reciprocally limit one another (what I call the <i>counterbalancing</i> model). After reconstructing these positions in Section 1 of the article, I argue (in Section 2) that the counterbalancing model misinterprets Nietzsche's views on equality. Then, against the respect model, I demonstrate in Section 3 that the form of respect operative in Nietzsche's agonism is respect for the commonweal and mythic law as opposed to respect for one's adversaries.</p>
Journal
The Journal of Nietzsche Studies – Penn State University Press
Published: Mar 13, 2018