The Eternal Recurrence as Difference in Nietzsche’s Metaphysics

This article provides an analysis from the perspective of the difference for the doctrine of the eternal recurrence that is the essence of the Nietzsche’s metaphysics. The general argument about this subject in the philosophy is that the eternal recurrence in the metaphysics of Nietzsche is the recurrence of the same; but, in this article it is argued that the eternal recurrence is the recurrence of the difference, not of the same. It is argued that the essence of eternal recurrence is like depending on the chance, becoming, and the dice throw because all of these terms are both related to the eternal recurrence and the difference; based on the perspective of ontology and the life, the will to power as depending on the eternal recurrence of the difference is explained. On the other hand, there are two different kinds of will to power in Nietzsche’s ontology: the reactive will to power and the active will to power. As the reactive will to power does not approve eternal recurrence and creation of new ideas and values, the active will to power affirms the eternal recurrence of creating the new values, ideas and perspectives. In addition, every new idea and the perspective is to affirm the eternal recurrence as tragedy, therefore, the tragedy is explained as the eternal recurrence of difference. To sum up, this article analyses the eternal recurrence as the difference