"Because the universe has no meaning, order, or truth in and of itself, it is humans who are the source of all those things. But science and rationality assume truth exists "out there" and seeks to discover it rather than create it... it is through art that humanity imposes itself on the world. It is through art that humanity grants meaning to the world. Thus, in the truth-less universe that perspectivism forces upon us, art is the proverbial single shining light in the darkness. If there is no objective morality or truth, as Nietzsche believes, then the only reliable standard that can be used for judgement is aesthetics. If art is the sole celebrator of life, the only source of meaning, then nothing but art can be used to decide which values to adopt. And thus, it is through aesthetics that Nietzsche receives his salvation from nihilism. Instead of his perspectivism forcing him to retreat into despair and hopelessness, Nietzsche uses it to cut away what he feels to be all the false and degenerative standards like morality and truth - and the way he does this is by relying on art. Thus, in the end, Nietzsche believes himself to be promoting the beautiful and denouncing the ugly above all."
~ In the fifth chapter of FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE IN PLAIN AND SIMPLE ENGLISH
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