Recent political events in the West have resulted in increased polarisation. Nietzsche warned about nihilism, the ‘uncanniest of guests’.Vattimo argues that nihilism brings disorientation, therefore we should cultivate complexity to live affirmatively with difference. This chapter aims to explore whether Nietzsche’s view of the will to power can support the recognition of the value of the forces present in migrants. As an example, it discusses the experience of children of ethnic minorities in t…
Read moreRecent political events in the West have resulted in increased polarisation. Nietzsche warned about nihilism, the ‘uncanniest of guests’.Vattimo argues that nihilism brings disorientation, therefore we should cultivate complexity to live affirmatively with difference. This chapter aims to explore whether Nietzsche’s view of the will to power can support the recognition of the value of the forces present in migrants. As an example, it discusses the experience of children of ethnic minorities in the ‘London Effect’. It argues that through exposure, bodies may produce what can be called an ‘excess of force’, and by suffering difference we may recognise the reorganisation of forces being produced in our time. Moreover, the chapter considers earthy aspects embedded in the production of forces that are often overlooked, hence revealing a reality that escapes the current dualistic, metaphysical approach.
