Nietzsche's Mistake: Dionysian Art and German Romanticism (Schopenhauer and Wagner)

Podcast: Weltgeist · Weltgeist

Opublikowano: 2026-10-31

In The Joyful Science, we can read how Nietzsche admits to having a made a mistake in his interpretation of the German Romantic movement. We learn that he mischaracterized the source from which this movement sprung: both Arthur Schopenhauer and Richard Wagner, seen as exemplars of Romanticism, were misinterpreted by Nietzsche. What was his mistake exactly? It has something to do with Dionysian art, suffering, and the character of philosophical pessimism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices