Plato, Nietzsche and sublimation
| dc.contributor.author | South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities | |
| dc.contributor.author | Berges, S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-10-19T06:54:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-10-19T06:54:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 | |
| dc.description | Appears in Phronimon, Volume 3 Number 1(2001) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In this paper I aim to refute the claim that Plato and Nietzsche are at opposite poles regarding the treatment of the non-rational elements of the soul, and argue that, instead, they share a complex and psychologically rich view of the role of reason towards the appetites and the emotions. My argument makes use of the Freudian distinction between sublimation, i.e. the re-channelling of certain undesirable appetitive and emotional forces towards more beneficial ends, and repression. I show that both Plato and Nietzsche argue in favour of sublimation and against repression of the non-rational elements of the soul. | en |
| dc.description.uri | http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1411260 | en |
| dc.format.extent | 12 Pages | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Berges, S 2001, 'Plato, Nietzsche, and sublimation', Phronimon, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 22-33. | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1561-4018 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/11491 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities | en |
| dc.rights | South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Plato -- Criticism and interpretation | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sublimation (Psychology) | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Repression (Psychology) | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Emotions (Philosophy) | en |
| dc.title | Plato, Nietzsche and sublimation | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |