Nietzsche on Fate by Robin Small
This Element explores Nietzsche's thinking about fate. As a doctrine, fatalism asserts that whatever happens does so necessarily. 'Fate', however, implies an overall pattern for every individual life which imposes its own necessity on the events of that life, although with some contribution from chance. Nietzsche's ideas on fate were influenced by other thinkers, notably Emerson and the ancient Stoics, whom he treats with both sympathy and exasperation. After discussing this context, the Element turns to two of Nietzsche's key themes: amor fati and 'becoming what you are'. In a striking way, each of these 'formulae' presents two contrasted elements standing in a close but tense relationship. Behind them is a conflict between the givenness of fate and our capacity to live our lives in our own way. At the same time, each promises an answer to the question: how are we to live with fate?
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009645041 |
| ISBN 10 | 1009645048 |
| Title | Nietzsche on Fate |
| Author | Robin Small |
| Series | Elements In The Philosophy Of Friedrich Nietzsche |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2026-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 75 |
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