Narrative of Amor Fati: Meditations on Life and Death. (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carlson, David Lee; Wells, Timothy
• Other Names: Carlson David Lee guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Qualitative inquiry. Volume 26:Number 10(2020)
• Page Start: 1206
• Page End: 1212
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: life -- death -- narrative inquiry -- post qualitative -- new materialism; Social sciences -- Methodology -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; 300.72
• DOI: 10.1177/1077800418786308
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8004

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to consider a philosophical concept in terms of narrative inquiry. In this instance, the authors explore the Nietzschean concept of Amor Fati and explore what it means to construct narratives based on this concept. The authors provide a detailed literature review of Narrative Inquiry and align their work with the post qualitative narratives, specifically new materialism based on the work of Rosi Braidotti. The article concludes with suggestions about the nature of the tensions between life and death as well as how to fashion a life in spite of the ever-pervasive specter of death.