On Aesthetic Education Appeared in Nietzsche’s the Spirit of Music

For Nietzsche, life does not exist simply for any other desire or goal, but to realize the spirit of music that frees the mind and gives wings to thought. According to Nietzsche, human beings are happiest when they live in their original form, so the educational meaning of Nietzsche’s philosophy was in a human life. For Nietzsche, the core value of his education is to realize that human beings need to be transcended constantly and realize their values as Übermensch and liberators. The goal of aesthetic education is to grasp the truth of the world and restore human nature through aesthetic experiences such as the opposing principles of art, Apollonian ‘contemplation’ and Dionysian ‘ecstasy’. Aesthetic experience is interpreted not as a destructive struggle with the world, but as a 'will to power' that seeks a better life on the horizon of the agon, that is, competition (Wettkampt) implied by creative competition. The will to power is the source of endless self-overcoming, which makes possible the ontological experience of realizing that human beings are beings who must constantly be transcended. Aesthetic education through his musical spirit is an important ontological thought process, and through aesthetic experience, Übermensch realizes his value as a true educator and liberator. This study aims to clarify the meaning of education for Nietzsche as an artist, as a work of art, and through aesthetic experience.