How does the body make itself heard through «reason»? Commentary on the paragraphs 16, 17 and 18 of The birth of tragedy

Abstract

The aim of this essay is to enquire about the relationship between body and reason in The birth of the Tragedy. So with that, we begin (1) examining the notion of Trieb in relation with the artistic function that is assigned to Dionisio and Apolo. Then, (2) we will approximate to the notion of tragic wisdom from the perspective of the body. To continue, (3) we will deal with the distinction between rationality and instinct, attending to different ways of understanding the reason. Finally, in (4) we ask about the possibility to reach a new balance for the thought