Nietzsche's Political Confusion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20143496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iain Morrisson (0000-0002-6699-4584, University of Houston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 184-210 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5825 • E-ISSN: 1755-2567 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1755-2567.2003.tb00762.x |
| OpenAlex | W2127292346 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Commentators have argued about whether Nietzsche is an aristocratic radical, a postmodern democrat or an anti‐political philosopher. Each of these views is correct in that there is some evidence from Nietzsche's texts that speaks in its favor. However, this fact points to a deeper truth, which is that Nietzsche's politics are confused. Nietzsche argues in favor of certain political ideals throughout his works, but these ideals do not hang together to form a coherent political system. The bulk of the evidence in Nietzsche's corpus supports the view that he is an aristocratic radical, and so, in this paper, I argue my point by targeting this view and showing that Nietzsche does not have a complete or coherent aristocratic system
Confusion · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Postmodernism · Psychoanalysis · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |