Apollinian

is the realm of dreams, and in our dreams we delight in the immediate understanding of figures; all forms speak to us; there is nothing unimportant or superfluous.

Nietzsche is no easier to understand than Heidegger, but the parallels between the two philosophers are thought-provoking. According to Nietzsche, tragedy reflects its own origin in the conflict between two fundamental forces, "the Apollinian" and "the Dionysian". Nietzsche associates the Apollinian with the realm of dreams, and claims that in "our dreams we delight in the immediate understanding of figures; all forms speak to us; there is nothing unimportant or superfluous". 54 In other words, the Apollinian - like Heidegger's "world" - is an all-embracing order within which everything makes sense and has a place.

is an all-embracing order within which everything makes sense and has a place.

apollinian, n.Definitions

apollinian