https://journals.tplondon.com/agonist/issue/feedThe Agonist2023-05-31T19:38:39+00:00Rachel Robertsrar608@nyu.eduOpen Journal Systems<p class="justify"><strong><em>The Agonist</em> </strong>is an journal dedicated to the investigation of Nietzsche’s works and his influences on contemporary culture in different fields such as arts, philosophy, religion, and science, to name only a few. In the spirit of his philosophical pursuit, the journal publishes essays within Nietzsche scholarship and beyond academia. The journal also examines Nietzsche’s relationship to figures from previous ages, as we have done in one of our issues entitled “Nietzsche in History.” Furthermore, Nietzsche continues to inspire many artistic, cultural, and intellectual movements. We explore his influences on such movements with authors who work in these areas, as we have done in the issue on Nietzsche and Trans- and Post-humanism. In addition to essays and book reviews, we also publish interviews and exegeses. We publish only previously unpublished materials. <em>The Agonist</em> is an international peer-reviewed journal, which is read all over the world. </p> <p class="justify"><em>The Agonist</em> is published by <a href="https://tplondon.com"><em>Transnational Press London</em></a> on behalf of the <a href="http://nietzschecircle.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Nietzsche Circle</em></a>. The journal is made available only through the modest subscription collections we receive from libraries and readers. If you believe in the mission of this journal, we kindly ask you to support us.</p> <p class="justify"><em>The Agonist</em> is published twice a year in May and December. </p> <p class="justify"><em>The Agonist</em> is indexed by <a href="http://kanalregister.hkdir.no/publiseringskanaler/erihplus/periodical/info?id=502116" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ERIH Plus</a> and <a href="https://ideas.repec.org/s/mig/agonjl.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RePEc</a>. </p> <p class="m_4286799904046857366MsoNoSpacing"><strong>ISSN 2752-4132 (Print) </strong><strong>ISSN 2752-4140 (Online)</strong></p>https://journals.tplondon.com/agonist/article/view/3018On the Love of All and None2023-04-12T22:11:11+00:00Jaime McCaffreyjlmc288@g.uky.eduTore Levandertlevander@fordham.edu<p><em>Nietzsche’s Zarathustra–a book for all and none–champions a love of the world and an embrace of life. Zarathustra’s embrace of life and eternal becoming is, in German, Lust: taking pleasure in all that becomes–one’s own life and the entire world of existence–eternally. “...[Lust] wants the eternity of all things” (Z “Drunken Song” §11). It is an overflowing sort of love, too grand to be directed toward one person. </em></p> <p><em>In his love of all humans, all things, Zarathustra remains unable to acknowledge this Other. In order to love the Other as an equal, Zarathustra would have to forego his love of everyone. The other presents the Abgrund that can only be crossed with a tightrope. A love of everything and everyone is equally a love of no one: no one but oneself, but one’s own world. It is life on a mountain peak. </em></p> <p><em>In its wanting eternity, Lust has no room to accommodate an Other. Is it possible, then, for Zarathustra to love another as an equal? Is there an Other that can exist for Zarathustra at all–or in order to love everything and everyone, must he remain alone? Drawing from a number of specific sections in Zarathustra, we will explore the possibility of loving the Other as an equal, considering the risks and dangers that a mutual love between Zararthustra and an Other might entail. Equal love–sharing in becoming–means relinquishing the solidity of one’s ground in order to experience the Other’s world.</em></p>2023-05-31T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 Author, The Agonist, Transnational Press Londonhttps://journals.tplondon.com/agonist/article/view/3017Uses and Abuses of Modern Pornography: Pornography as Aesthetic, Ascetic, Anesthetic2023-04-12T22:30:22+00:00Ben Muratovicmuratova@newschool.edu<p><em>How should we evaluate the modern day use and abuse of pornography? Modern day video pornography has the hallmarks of film and cinema industry (lights, cameras, sets, actors, etc), but common sentiment is that it doesn’t deserve the status of being called "Art". An exploitative media that gets a bad review may get labeled as “trauma” or “torture porn.” Calling something pornographic indicates that the creators of a media had poor taste. In the section titled “On the Sublime ones” of Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Z II),</em> <a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1"><strong>[1]</strong></a><em> Nietzsche states “But all life is disputing of taste and tasting!” Nietzsche concerns over taste are directly related to his effort to maximize the role of aesthetic judgments in all parts of life. As the early Nietzsche states in the Birth of Tragedy (BT §5) “…the existence of the world is justified only as an aesthetic phenomenon.” </em><a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2"><strong>[2]</strong></a></p> <p><em>A Nietzschean investigation into the purpose of modern pornography requires a perspectivist and not a moral assessment. Kant’s Critique of Judgement reflected on the topics of both aesthetics and teleology, suggesting the question of aesthetics must include a concern over purposiveness. Thus, what is the purpose of pornography? How does it juxtapose to the actual act of sex itself? To Erotic art? Is it akin to the violent Ancient Greek Doric Frieze? Lastly, in a civilization where pornography is of easy access to all, does this take away the prevalence of sex itself? This paper attempts a Nietzschean investigation on the subject and will touch on the themes of gender, domination, sublimation, and the consumption of media.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1"></a></p> <p><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1"></a></p>2023-05-31T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 Author, The Agonist, Transnational Press Londonhttps://journals.tplondon.com/agonist/article/view/3073Front Matter2023-05-30T12:28:25+00:002023-05-31T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 Author, The Agonist, Transnational Press Londonhttps://journals.tplondon.com/agonist/article/view/2966Yunus Tuncel, Nietzsche on Human Emotions2023-02-26T18:21:12+00:00Yunus Tuncelyunus@sprintmail.com<p>This is a review of Yunus Tuncel, Nietzsche on Human Emotions. </p>2023-05-31T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 Author, The Agonist, Transnational Press Londonhttps://journals.tplondon.com/agonist/article/view/3001Thomas H. Brobjer, Nietzsche's Ecce Homo and the Revaluation of All Values: Dionysian Versus Christian Values2023-03-09T10:03:30+00:00Thomas Steinbuchthomas_steinbuch@163.com<p>Review of Thomas H. Brobjer, Nietzsche's Ecce Homo and the Revaluation of All Values: Dionysian Versus Christian Values</p>2023-05-31T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 Author, The Agonist, Transnational Press Londonhttps://journals.tplondon.com/agonist/article/view/3061Amor Fati2023-05-17T13:20:27+00:00Dana Trussodana.trusso@gmail.com<p>A poem</p>2023-05-31T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 Author, The Agonist, Transnational Press London