The subject of this study is Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy, analyzed as a project integrating three key aspects: the ontology of the "will to power"; its teleological function as a tool for cultural critique and myth-making; and its existential-performative dimension, realized in Nietzsche's style and life. The article aims to reinterpret his legacy by overcoming the dichotomy between dogmatic and reductive readings, revealing the intrinsic link between the logical aporias of his philosophy and its enactment as a life project. The methodology combines immanent critique of the "will to power" (identifying contradictions like chaos vs. law, tautology), analysis of its strategic role as a "hammer" and "foundation" in combating nihilism, deconstruction of self-referential aporias (e.g., perspectivism's paradox), and a final synthesis viewing Nietzsche's philosophy as a holistic performative act. The results demonstrate that the contradictions in the "will to power" are not flaws but serve a teleological purpose in Nietzsche's therapeutic project. The aporias of self-reference, which prevent validation of his teachings as propositional truth, shift the focus to their existential-performative significance. The article proposes the concept of Nietzsche as a "philadox" (philosopher-performer), whose biography, including his descent into madness, becomes the culminating argument of his thought. The conclusion asserts that Nietzsche's true legacy is not the doctrine of the "will to power" but the development of a performative ontology—a mode of thought enacted as a tragic, risky experiment in creating meaning in a godless world. His relevance lies not in a system of answers, but in a radical methodology of questioning, inviting co-creation of being amidst ontological emptiness.
Denis Ushakov (Sun,) studied this question.