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Nietzsche's critique of the modern subject is often presented as a
radical break with modern philosophy and associated with the
so-called 'death of the subject' in 20th century philosophy. But
Nietzsche claimed to be a 'psychologist' who was trying to open up
the path for 'new versions and sophistications of the soul
hypothesis.' Although there is no doubt that Nietzsche gave
expression to a fundamental crisis of the modern conception of
subjectivity (both from a theoretical and from a
practical-existential perspective), it is open to debate whether he
wanted to abandon the very idea of subjectivity or only to pose the
problem of subjectivity in new terms. The volume includes 26
articles by top Nietzsche scholars. The chapters in Part I,
"Tradition and Context", deal with the relationship between
Nietzsche's views on subjectivity and modern philosophy, as well as
with the late 19th century context in which his thought emerged;
Part II, "The Crisis of the Subject", examines the impact of
Nietzsche's critique of the subject on 20th century philosophy,
from Freud to Heidegger to Dennett, but also in such authors as
Deleuze, Foucault, Derrida, or Luhmann; Part III, "Current Debates
- From Embodiment and Consciousness to Agency", shows that the way
in which Nietzsche engaged with such themes as the self, agency,
consciousness, embodiment and self-knowledge makes his thought
highly relevant for philosophy today, especially for philosophy of
mind and ethics.
Nietzsche's critique of the modern subject is often presented as a
radical break with modern philosophy and associated with the
so-called 'death of the subject' in 20th century philosophy. But
Nietzsche claimed to be a 'psychologist' who was trying to open up
the path for 'new versions and sophistications of the soul
hypothesis.' Although there is no doubt that Nietzsche gave
expression to a fundamental crisis of the modern conception of
subjectivity (both from a theoretical and from a
practical-existential perspective), it is open to debate whether he
wanted to abandon the very idea of subjectivity or only to pose the
problem of subjectivity in new terms. The volume includes 26
articles by top Nietzsche scholars. The chapters in Part I,
"Tradition and Context", deal with the relationship between
Nietzsche's views on subjectivity and modern philosophy, as well as
with the late 19th century context in which his thought emerged;
Part II, "The Crisis of the Subject", examines the impact of
Nietzsche's critique of the subject on 20th century philosophy,
from Freud to Heidegger to Dennett, but also in such authors as
Deleuze, Foucault, Derrida, or Luhmann; Part III, "Current Debates
- From Embodiment and Consciousness to Agency", shows that the way
in which Nietzsche engaged with such themes as the self, agency,
consciousness, embodiment and self-knowledge makes his thought
highly relevant for philosophy today, especially for philosophy of
mind and ethics.
Nietzsche's metaphor of the spider that spins its cobweb expresses
his critique of the metaphysical use of language - but it also
suggests that we, spiders , are able to spin different,
life-affirming, healthier, non-metaphysical cobwebs. This book is a
collection of 12 essays that focus not only on Nietzsche's critique
of the metaphysical assumptions of language, but also on his effort
to use language in a different way, i.e., to create a new language
. It is from this viewpoint that the book considers such themes as
consciousness, the self, metaphor, instinct, affectivity, style,
morality, truth, and knowledge. The authors invited to contribute
to this volume are Nietzsche scholars who belong to some of the
most important research centers of the European Nietzsche-Research:
Centro Colli-Montinari (Italy), GIRN (Europhilosphie), SEDEN
(Spain), Greifswald Research Group (Germany), NIL (Portugal). In
2011 Joao Constancio and Maria Joao Mayer Branco edited Nietzsche
on Instinct and Language, also published by Walter de Gruyter. The
two books complement each other.
This volume consists of the revised and expanded versions of the
papers presented at the International Conference "Nietzsche On
Instinct and Language", held at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa
(Portugal) in December 2009. The list of contributors includes top
Nietzsche scholars, like Werner Stegmaier, Patrick Wotling, and
Scarlett Marton. The volume as a whole represents a fresh look at
Nietzsche's attempt to connect language to the instinctive activity
of the human body. Four of the papers focus on Nietzsche's early
Nachlass notes and writings, including The Birth of Tragedy and On
Truth and Lying in a Non-Moral Sense; the other seven deal with his
mature views on this important subject, especially in Beyond Good
and Evil, The Gay Science, and the Nachlass. In focusing on how
Nietzsche tries to dissolve the traditional opposition between
instinct and language, as well as between instinct and
consciousness and instinct and reason, the different papers
consider, from this viewpoint, such Nietzschean themes as morality,
value, the concept of philosophy, dogmatism, naturalization,
metaphor, affectivity and emotion, health and sickness, tragedy,
and laughter.
This volume consists of the revised and expanded versions of the
papers presented at the International Conference "Nietzsche On
Instinct and Language", held at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa
(Portugal) in December 2009. The list of contributors includes top
Nietzsche scholars, like Werner Stegmaier, Patrick Wotling, and
Scarlett Marton. The volume as a whole represents a fresh look at
Nietzsche's attempt to connect language to the instinctive activity
of the human body. Four of the papers focus on Nietzsche's early
Nachlass notes and writings, including The Birth of Tragedy and On
Truth and Lying in a Non-Moral Sense; the other seven deal with his
mature views on this important subject, especially in Beyond Good
and Evil, The Gay Science, and the Nachlass. In focusing on how
Nietzsche tries to dissolve the traditional opposition between
instinct and language, as well as between instinct and
consciousness and instinct and reason, the different papers
consider, from this viewpoint, such Nietzschean themes as morality,
value, the concept of philosophy, dogmatism, naturalization,
metaphor, affectivity and emotion, health and sickness, tragedy,
and laughter.
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