The Problem of Affective Nihilism in Nietzsche: Thinking Differently Feeling Differently 1st edition by Kaitlyn Creasy ISBN 3030371333 9783030371333

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ISBN 10:      3030371333
ISBN 13: 978- 3030371333
Author:     Kaitlyn Creasy

The Problem of Affective Nihilism in Nietzsche: Thinking Differently, Feeling Differently 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction

• Overview of the central themes and questions that will be addressed in the text, focusing on nihilism, particularly as explored by Nietzsche, and its relation to life-denial and affective nihilism.

2. Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Nihilism

• a. Introduction
  An introductory explanation of Nietzsche’s genealogical approach to nihilism.

• b. European Nihilism: A Genealogy
  Tracing the historical roots and development of nihilism in Europe, particularly how it evolved in relation to religion, philosophy, and culture.

• c. European Nihilism and the Structure of Life-Denial
  Analyzing how nihilism in Europe manifests as a denial of life, and how it structures belief systems and worldviews.

• d. Conclusion
  Summarizing the key points from Nietzsche’s genealogical approach and its implications for understanding nihilism today.

3. Nihilism as Life-Denial

• a. Introduction
  Overview of nihilism as a denial of life, focusing on both its philosophical and practical implications.

• b. Life-Denial as a Cognitive Phenomenon: Beliefs, Judgments of Life, and Epistemic Practices

  • i. Belief in a “Beyond”
    Discussing how belief in an afterlife or transcendence contributes to life-denial.

  • ii. Belief in a Higher Purpose
    Exploring how the idea of a higher, often external purpose can diminish the value of life itself.

  • iii. Belief in Objectivity or “Knowledge as Such”
    Analyzing the role of objectivity and detachment in denying the importance of lived experience.

  • iv. Life-Denying Morality: The Harm of “The Good”
    Examining how certain moral systems (particularly those focused on “the good”) can negate life’s value.

  • v. Life-Denying Epistemic Orientations and Practices
    Investigating how certain epistemic practices (such as abstract theorizing) may detach individuals from real, embodied life.

• c. Life-Denial as Socio-Cultural: Institutions and Ideologies
  How societal structures, institutions, and ideologies foster life-denial.

• d. Life-Denial as Psychophysiological: Drives, Affects, and the Will
  The relationship between nihilism, drives, affects, and the suppression of the will to live.

• e. Conclusion
  Summarizing the ways in which nihilism operates as life-denial in various domains.

4. Before Affective Nihilism: Understanding Affect

• a. Introduction
  Introducing the concept of affect and its relevance to the discussion of nihilism.

• b. Affect in Nietzsche

  • i. Affects as Inclinations and Disinclinations (With a First-Personal, Phenomenal Character) That Produce Beliefs, Experience, and Behavior
    Understanding affect as a fundamental part of human experience that influences our worldview and actions.

  • ii. Affects as Drive-Induced Evaluative Orientations
    Explaining how drives shape our evaluative judgments and how these link to affect.

  • iii. Second-Order Affects and the Transpersonal Nature of Affect
    Analyzing higher-order affects and their potential to influence collective human life and culture.

• c. Conclusion
  Concluding thoughts on the role of affect in understanding nihilism and its implications.

5. The Problem of Affective Nihilism

• a. Introduction
  Introducing the concept of affective nihilism and its significance.

• b. Affective Nihilism

  • i. On the Problem of Affective Nihilism
    Outlining the problem posed by affective nihilism and its consequences for individuals and societies.

  • ii. The Psychophysiology of Affective Nihilism
    Investigating the physical and psychological aspects of affective nihilism.

  • iii. The Transpersonal Dynamics of Affective Nihilism
    Discussing how affective nihilism influences collective dynamics and social structures.

• c. Conclusion
  Summary of the key aspects of affective nihilism and the challenges it presents.

6. Affective Nihilists, Weak Agents

• a. Introduction
  An introduction to how affective nihilism affects personal agency and strength of will.

• b. Affective Nihilists, Weak Agents: Nihilism as a (Variety of) Psychological States

  • i. N1: Affective Nihilism Involving Drive Suppression
    Describing one form of affective nihilism as the suppression or denial of drives and desires.

  • ii. N2: Affective Nihilism Involving the Fragmentation of the Will
    Describing another form of affective nihilism characterized by a fragmented sense of self and willpower.

• c. Conclusion
  Concluding thoughts on the ways in which affective nihilism leads to weak agency.

7. Who is Nietzsche’s Affective Nihilist? Thinking Cognitive Nihilism, Affective Nihilism, and Their Interplay

• a. Introduction
  Introduction to the interplay between cognitive and affective nihilism.

• b. The Scope of Affective Nihilism in Nietzsche
  Exploring how Nietzsche understood and articulated affective nihilism in his work.

• c. A Crucial Interplay: The Relationship Between Affective and Cognitive Nihilism
  Examining how affective and cognitive forms of nihilism interact and influence each other.

• d. Conclusion
  Concluding thoughts on the relationship between the two forms of nihilism and their combined effect.

8. Overcoming Affective Nihilism

• a. Introduction
  Overview of the strategies for overcoming affective nihilism.

• b. Affective Nihilism, Redux: Getting the Problem in Full View
  Re-examining the problem of affective nihilism and its deeper implications.

• c. Overcoming Affective Nihilism: What It Isn’t
  Clarifying misconceptions about how to overcome affective nihilism.

• d. Overcoming Affective Nihilism: What It Is
  Outlining effective strategies for overcoming affective nihilism.

  • i. Psychophysiological and Affective Features
    Focusing on the psychophysiological aspects of overcoming nihilism.

  • ii. Characteristic Beliefs, Judgments, and Epistemic Tendencies Manifest by the Individual with an Attitude of Radical Affirmation
    Describing the changes in belief and judgment required to affirm life.

  • iii. An Ability to Maintain the Conditions of One’s Flourishing
    Highlighting how radical affirmation allows for the flourishing of life.

• e. Nietzschean Strategies for Overcoming Affective Nihilism

  • i. Experimentation and the Production of Affect
    Using experimentation as a method for producing new, life-affirming affects.

  • ii. Self-Knowledge as Self-Narration
    Understanding oneself through the lens of self-narration and personal story.

  • iii. Self-Genealogy: Learning to Master the Affects and Creating the Conditions of One’s Flourishing
    Nietzsche’s approach to self-overcoming through self-examination and the creation of life-affirming conditions.

• f. Conclusion
  Summary of the methods for overcoming affective nihilism and achieving a flourishing life.

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