Baubo, Truth, and Joyful Philology in Nietzsche's Die fröhliche Wissenschaft
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21322133 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frederika Tevebring (Northwestern University / Warburg Institute, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359-373 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The German Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-8831 • E-ISSN: 1756-1183 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/gequ.12145 |
| OpenAlex | W3049483864 |
| Language | DE |
| References cited | 13 |
Towards the end of the introduction to the second edition of Die fröhliche Wissenschaft , Nietzsche suggests, “Vielleicht ist die Wahrheit ein Weib, das Gründe hat, ihre Gründe nicht sehen zu lassen? Vielleicht ist ihr Name, griechisch zu reden, Baubo?” German intellectual history had traditionally depicted truth as a veiled goddess. Nietzsche's assertion that the mythical Baubo, known for exposing herself to the goddess Demeter, could lend her name to truth is curious. By replacing the solemn goddess of truth with the joking Baubo, Nietzsche parodies conventional science's earnest uncovering of facts. In particular, he is targeting his own field: philology, the field that has given itself the task of uncovering and explaining precisely such ancient names as Baubo. This article unravels Nietzsche's associations around the name Baubo and argues that he makes this name the matrix for the new relationship to truth and knowledge introduced by Die fröhliche Wissenschaft
Art · Art history · Assertion · Feminism · German · Linguistics · Literature · Philology · Sociology · Classical Studies and Philology · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |