Nietzsche''s Naturalist Deconstruction of Truth - A World Fragmented in Late Nineteenth-Century Epistemology

This book presents a new interpretation of Nietzsche's discussions of truth and knowledge, covering the period from his early essay "On Truth and Lies" to his late notebooks. It views these discussions in the context of the neo-Kantian, Naturalist, Positivist, and Pragmatic schools influential in Nietzsche's late nineteenth-century Europe.

List of contents

Introduction

Part I: Nietzsche's Early Theory of Truth and Knowledge

A: Part I of Truth and Lies

B: Part II of Truth and Lies

C: Human Knowledge from Truth and Lies to Human, all too Human

Part II: Nietzsche's Positivist-Pragmatic Paradigm

A: Nietzsche's Later Theories of Truth and Knowledge

B: Nietzsche and Critical Positivism

C. Final Assessment

Appendix

"On Truth and Lies in a Non-Moral Sense"

Endnotes

List of Literature

About the Author

About the author

By Peter Bornedal

Summary

This book presents a new interpretation of Nietzsche’s discussions of truth and knowledge, covering the period from his early essay “On Truth and Lies” to his late notebooks. It views these discussions in the context of the neo-Kantian, Naturalist, Positivist, and Pragmatic schools influential in Nietzsche’s late nineteenth-century Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Bornedal, Bornedal Peter
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781498579322
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7932-2
• No. of pages: 340
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology