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- He believed in life, creativity, health, and the realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines that drain life's energies, however socially prevalent those views might be.
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In Twilight of the Idols, or How One Philosophizes with a Hammer (1888) Nietzsche reiterates and deepens some of his original themes: the problem of Socrates, examinations of Plato, Kant, and the possibility of philosophy, and the moral, political and psychological origins of Christianity.
May 30, 1997 · Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. He believed in life, creativity, health, and the realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond.
Feb 22, 2024 · Nietzsche: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of Nietzsche's philosophy, his major works and ideas, providing an ideal guide to the important and complex thought of this key philosopher.
Feb 9, 2023 · This article considers the ways in which Nietzsche’s view set him against the philosophical and religious culture of his time. We will also explore a third concept, that of ‘truth’, and ask how truth relates to ‘sense’ and ‘value’ in Nietzsche’s work, before considering the ‘metalanguage’ objection. Gilles Deleuze began his ...
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Prominent elements of his philosophy include his radical critique of truth in favour of perspectivism; a genealogical critique of religion and Christian morality and a related theory of master–slave morality; the aesthetic affirmation of life in response to both the "death of God" and the profound crisis of nihilism; the notion of Apollonian and...
Apr 18, 2019 · Nietzsche’s kind of philosophy is avowedly and unabashedly interpretive. Indeed, he contends that all human thought has this character. It always involves selectivity, perspective, and convention, and reflects varying interests and valuations. Philosophical thinking is no exception.
Jun 29, 2013 · In this lecture we will provide an introduction to some of Friedrich Nietzsche’s main philosophical ideas. We will investigate his views on morality, nihilism, suffering, truth, the overman, amor fati, and the eternal recurrence.
