This study will focus on the following contents to study the linguistic functions and meanings of Nietzsche's dance concept. First, I would like to study the epistemological limitations of modern subjectivity philosophy pointed out by Nietzsche. As me ...
This study will focus on the following contents to study the linguistic functions and meanings of Nietzsche's dance concept. First, I would like to study the epistemological limitations of modern subjectivity philosophy pointed out by Nietzsche. As mentioned earlier, Nietzsche criticizes the concept of cogito in modern subjectivity philosophy. Descartes' thinking, defined as the so-called "I think," was the epistemological beginning of the modern subjectivity philosophy to guarantee the reality of the outside world by guaranteeing the certainty of the self (Ich) that recognizes the outside world.
However, Nietzsche argues that the certainty of such an ego is, however, contradiction in abjecto, such as 'intelktuelle Anschauung' or 'ding an sich'. Second, I would like to study Nietzsche's language criticism. Nietzsche's thoughts point to the limitations of logos-centered language. For Nietzsche, all conscious thoughts are possible through language. In other words, from Nietzsche's point of view, pre-language consciousness cannot exist. In addition, Nietzsche denies the divine origin of language. Therefore, Nietzsche argues that language is bound to be the product of instinct only. Therefore, Nietzsche argues that language is bound to be the product of instinct only. According to Nietzsche, traditional metaphysics not only recognized language as a creation of conscious thinking, starting with Socrates, but also tried to guarantee the reality of the outside world through language.
However, from Nietzsche's point of view, the object referred to by the language is not an object of external influence, but merely a concept of 'object'. Therefore, for Nietzsche, all linguistic expressions are metaphorical objects. In other words, in the traditional metaphysical context, the concept of "flower" reflects the essence of real flowers, but the concept of "flower" in Nietzsche does not reflect the reality of objects, but is merely created by humans. In this context, Nietzsche emphasizes the need for a new linguistic symbolic system through the body, not the ego of modern subjectivity philosophy. This is because from Nietzsche's point of view, the language of traditional metaphysics cannot escape from the limitations of logos-centrism. Therefore, Nietzsche now pays attention to the meaning of dance, not the logos, but the patos-centered language of life. In particular, what we are paying attention to here is that the meaning of dance in Nietzsche's work is expressed in a wide range of metaphors. As is well known, Nietzsche defines his core concepts, Dionysus and Zarathustra, as 'dancers'. Of course, Nietzsche's various arguments related to dance are combined with Nietzsche's unique narrative method, Aporism, making clear definition of meaning difficult. Nevertheless, in Nietzsche's thoughts, humans express their own language of life through dance through the medium of the body. Therefore, this study aims to explore the linguistic function of such a dance concept.