MáS ALLá DE UNA POLíTICA DE LA DOMINACIóN: LA CULTURA ARISTOCRáTICA EN NIETZSCHE

nietzsche’s “aristocratic radicalism” has been interpreted to mean either that nietzsche favors returning to pre-modern political models of aristocratic society which are completely incompatible with modern democracy, or that aristocratism is a radical variant of liberal individualism, an aesthetic and apolitical attitude towards life. in this paper i argue that nietzsche’s aristocratism fits neither of the above interpretations. rather, nietzsche understands aristocratic society in spiritual-cultural terms. in the light of an analysis of nobility, an aristocratic society and culture must be a horizontal ordering of equally respected powers for and against each other that aims at the elevation of the significance of the singular individual’s responsibility.