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Chapter 8 - Pathos of Distance

from Part III - Nietzschean Virtues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2019

Mark Alfano
Affiliation:
Delft University of Technology
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In this chapter, Alfano argues that the pathos of distance is a distinctively Nietzschean virtue. He shows that Nietzsche is, among other things, highly focused on when and how one should embody the emotions of contempt and disgust. Alfano argues that the pathos of distance is the virtue that governs the expression of these two emotions, which are largely neglected both in the secondary literature on Nietzsche and in contemporary virtue theory. According to Alfano, the pathos of distance enables one to embody fitting contempt not only for other people and institutions, but also for oneself – a process that Nietzsche sometimes calls spernere se ipsum and sperenere se sperni. These are essential attitudes for someone who wants to inquirywell in the domain of moral psychology and recognize flaws in himself.

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  • Pathos of Distance
  • Mark Alfano
  • Book: Nietzsche's Moral Psychology
  • Online publication: 19 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139696555.008
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  • Pathos of Distance
  • Mark Alfano
  • Book: Nietzsche's Moral Psychology
  • Online publication: 19 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139696555.008
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  • Pathos of Distance
  • Mark Alfano
  • Book: Nietzsche's Moral Psychology
  • Online publication: 19 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139696555.008
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