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Pregnancy as a metaphor of self-cultivation in dawn (2023)
Journal Article
Mitcheson, K. (in press). Pregnancy as a metaphor of self-cultivation in dawn. Nietzsche-Studien, https://doi.org/10.1515/nietzstu-2023-0005

Nietzsche employs the concept of pregnancy metaphorically at various points in his writings; discussing the pregnancy of philosophers (GM III 8, BGE 292), spiritual pregnancy (EH, Clever 3; GS 72) and being pregnant with thoughts or deeds (D 552). I... Read More about Pregnancy as a metaphor of self-cultivation in dawn.

Werner Herzog's ecstatic truth (2020)
Journal Article
Mitcheson, K. (2020). Werner Herzog's ecstatic truth. Existenz, 15(1), 12-29

In his stimulating discussion of Werner Herzog's work, Richard Eldridge emphasizes that Herzog's films are truth-disclosing. At the same time Eldridge acknowledges that Herzog makes clear the presence of the filmmaker and the process of filmmaking. I... Read More about Werner Herzog's ecstatic truth.

Scepticism and self-transformation in Nietzsche–on the uses and disadvantages of a comparison to Pyrrhonian scepticism (2016)
Journal Article
Mitcheson, K. (2017). Scepticism and self-transformation in Nietzsche–on the uses and disadvantages of a comparison to Pyrrhonian scepticism. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 25(1), 63-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2016.1225564

© 2016 BSHP. Scepticism is central to Nietzsche’s philosophical project, both as a tool of criticism and, through its role in self-transformation, as a tool for responding to criticism. While its importance in his thought and its complexity have been... Read More about Scepticism and self-transformation in Nietzsche–on the uses and disadvantages of a comparison to Pyrrhonian scepticism.

Techniques of self-knowledge in Nietzsche and Freud (2015)
Journal Article
Mitcheson, K. (2015). Techniques of self-knowledge in Nietzsche and Freud. Journal of Nietzsche Studies, 46(3), 328-348. https://doi.org/10.5325/jnietstud.46.3.0328

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.

Louise Bourgeois’ technologies of the self (2015)
Journal Article
Mitcheson, K. (2015). Louise Bourgeois’ technologies of the self. Journal of Aesthetics and Phenomenology, 2(1), 31-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/20539320.2015.11428458

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.

Allowing the accidental: The interplay between intentionality and realism in photographic art (2010)
Journal Article
Mitcheson, K. (2010). Allowing the accidental: The interplay between intentionality and realism in photographic art. Contemporary Aesthetics, 8,

We experience photographs both as intentional and as prone to the accidental. The photograph is both capable of being an artwork with its own, constructed world and of drawing our attention to the reality of the objects used in creating it. In this a... Read More about Allowing the accidental: The interplay between intentionality and realism in photographic art.