Peter Bornedal
Nietzsche's Naturalist Deconstruction of Truth: A World Fragmented in Late Nineteenth-Century Epistemology
Nietzsche's Naturalist Deconstruction of Truth: A World Fragmented in Late Nineteenth-Century Epistemology
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Nietzsches Naturalist Deconstruction of Truth interprets Nietzsches discussions of truth and knowledge in the context of the neo-Kantian, Naturalist, Positivist, and Pragmatic schools of late nineteenth-century Europe. Peter Bornedal argues that Nietzsches epistemological thought is an elaboration of this paradigm, proposing anti-metaphysical and anti-theological ideas and promoting new scientific naturalist ideals. He suggests that the rational pursuit of these ideals leads to Nihilism in its most profound epistemological sense.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 340 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books
Nietzsches Naturalist Deconstruction of Truth: A World Fragmented in Late Nineteenth-Century Epistemology presents a fresh perspective on Nietzsches examinations of truth and knowledge,spanning from his early essay "On Truth and Lies in an Extra-Moral Sense" to his later notebooks. By contextualizing these discussions within the influential neo-Kantian,Naturalist,Positivist, and Pragmatic schools of thought prevalent in Nietzsches late nineteenth-century Europe, the book offers a comprehensive interpretation of his ideas.
Peter Bornedal advocates for a view of Nietzsches epistemological thought as an extension of this paradigm, proposing ideas that are anti-metaphysical and anti-theological in their polemic orientation while also promoting new scientific naturalist ideals in the discussions of knowledge. Bornedal suggests that the rational pursuit of these ideals leads to Nihilism in its most profound epistemological sense.
It is important to note that Nietzsches "critique of metaphysics" emerges from distinct sources and, at times, exhibits opposition to more recent postmodern and deconstructionist critiques. This book provides a valuable context for Nietzsche by placing him in relation to several philosophical peers and juxtaposing him with contemporary thinkers, thereby resolving some of the challenges that have plagued recent Nietzsche scholarship.
Weight: 408g
Dimension: 218 x 156 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781498579322
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