Metaphysics without truth : on the importance of consistency within Nietzsche's philosophy / Stefan Lorenz Sorgner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sorgner, Stefan Lorenz.

Series:

Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 50.

Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Edition:

[2nd and rev. ed.].

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, WI : Marquette University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is there any good reason to believe in Nietzsche's metaphysics even thought he himself claims that it is not ""the truth"" in correspondence with the world? According to Danto, Nietzsche's metaphysics is only valid for Nietzsche himself. However, this answer does not take into consideration Nietzsche's claim for the general superiority of his philosophy. Nietzsche's view seems inconsistent: on the one hand, he claimed all perspectives are equally false in respect to ""the truth,"" but on the other, he regarded his view as superior. This book explains in which respect Nietzshe justifies his cla

Contents:

short title page; title page Metaphysics without Truth On the importance of Consistency within Nietzsche's Philosophy Stefan Lorenz Sorgner; copyright page; Contents; Foreword to the revised second edition; Acknowledgements; Note on texts and abbreviations; Introduction; Apollo; Dionysos; Apollo & Dionysos Reconciled; Conclusion; Appendix; Abstract; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-173) and index.

ISBN:

0-87462-953-5

1-4356-1077-6

OCLC:

290549716