上游充通大兽 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY The Apollonian is based on reason and logical thinking.By contrast,the Dionysian is based on chaos and appeals to the emotions and instincts.The content of all great tragedy is based on the tension created by the interplay between these two. Nietzsche's The Birth of TragedyThe Apollonian is based on reason and logical thinking. By contrast, the Dionysian is based on chaos and appeals to the emotions and instincts. The content of all great tragedy is based on the tension created by the interplay between these two. Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy