The Eternal Recurrence as Difference in Nietzsche’s Metaphysics

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Eternal recurrence,difference,the will to power,the active will to power and the reactive will to power and the tragedy

Nietzsche’nin Metafiziğinde Fark Olarak Ebedi Tekrar

Öz

Bu makale, Nietzsche metafiziğinin özü olan “ebedi tekrar” doktrinin, fark perspektifinden bir analizini gerçekleştirir. Felsefede bu konu hakkındaki genel argüman şudur: Nietzsche

metafiziğinde “ebedi tekrar” “aynının” tekrarıdır; fakat, bu makalede “ebedi tekrarın” “aynının”

değil, “farkın tekrarı” olduğu savunulur. Bu perspektif ve argümandan hareketle makalede

ilkin “ebedi tekrarın” özü, “oluş”, “şans” ve “zar atımı” üzerinden açıklanacaktır; çünkü bu

terimlerin tamamı hem “ebedi tekrar” hem de “fark” ile ilgilidir. İkinci olarak, makalede ontoloji

ve yaşam perspektifinden “farkın ebedi tekrarına” bağlı olarak “güç istenci” idesi açıklanacaktır.

Nietzsche’nin ontolojisinde “güç istencinin” iki türü bulunur: “reaktif güç istenci” ve

“aktif güç istenci.” “Reaktif güç istenci” yeni ideler ve değerler yaratmayı, “ebedi tekrarı” ve

“farkı” olumlamıyorken; buna karşın, “aktif güç istenci” yeni değerler, ideler ve perspektifler

yaratma olarak “ebedi tekrarı” ve “farkı” olumlar. Buna ilaveten, “ebedi tekrarda” her yeni ide

ve perspektif ise trajedi olarak yaşamı olumlamaktır. Bu nedenle, makalede son olarak, trajedi

olarak “farkın ebedi tekrarı” açıklanacaktır. Özet olarak, bu makale “fark” olarak “ebedi

tekrar” kavramını analiz edecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ebedi tekrar,fark,güç istenci,aktif güç istenci,reaktif güç istenci ve trajedi

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