Nietzschean Pragmatism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12315176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Sinhababu (0000-0002-1726-3750, National University of Singapore, [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 56-70 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Nietzsche Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8005 • E-ISSN: 1538-4594 |
| Publisher | The Pennsylvania State University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5325/jnietstud.48.1.0056 |
| OpenAlex | W4238587014 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Nietzschean pragmatism is the view that one should believe whatever best promotes life, even things that are untrue because they fail to correspond to reality. Nietzsche expresses this view in early sections of Beyond Good and Evil. While he rejects all objective value including that of truth, his view that passions can give their objects subjective value suggests valuing beliefs that promote life. The second essay of the Untimely Meditations applies Nietzschean pragmatism to the study of history
Epistemology · Passions · Pragmatism · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel · Philosophy · Philosophy and Historical Thought
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |