frank chouraqui

Philosophers are like musicians: they don’t dance. Except for Friedrich Nietzsche, the dancing philosopher. Although he was reportedly caught only once by his landlady dancing ecstatically in his room, Nietzsche frequently used dance as a metaphor for embracing life in all its richness. Amor fati — love of fate! According to Nietzsche, the truly free spirit dances on the edge of the abyss. Why should we embrace the chaos within ourselves? Frank Chouraqui will tell you.

Frank Chouraqui is a university lecturer at Leiden University and recipient of his faculty’s Best Teacher Award. As a philosopher, he specializes in the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche.