Katrina Mitcheson's Outputs (3)

Techniques of self-knowledge in Nietzsche and Freud (2015)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2015 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Both Nietzsche and Freud believe that our conscious experiences and actions are shaped by the activity of unconscious drives. Despite the significant differences in their unders... Read More about Techniques of self-knowledge in Nietzsche and Freud.

The experiment of incorporating unbounded truth (2015)
Book Chapter

This essay addresses two central and contested themes in Nietzsche’s philosophy: the incorporation of truth and the free spirit. I argue that it is the free spirit who takes up the challenge of incorporating truth and that to understand this figure w... Read More about The experiment of incorporating unbounded truth.

Louise Bourgeois’ technologies of the self (2015)
Journal Article

In this article, I demonstrate how Louise Bourgeois used her artworks not only to better understand herself but also to cultivate a self capable of taking control of and reshaping the material of her past. Exploring her artworks in the context of Mic... Read More about Louise Bourgeois’ technologies of the self.