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The philosophy of values in Nietzsche: nihilism, will to power, and meaning-making
Authors: Theodorou, Panagiotis
Reviewer: Dimitriou, Stefanos
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Abstract:
Lotze's work provided the basis for the flourishing of neo-Kantian philosophy of values in the late 19th century. It was in this heated climate in the philosophy of values that Nietzsche's radical thinking about values emerged and developed. In him, the modern humanistic era intensified and took to its limit a trend within the history of Western civilization already present in Plato and Christianity. Western civilisation was, according to him, based on a false view of the essence of man, in which reason and love were overemphasised. This false essentialism also posited a corresponding valorization which, as might be expected, failed to orient human life and action in a way that did not ultimately turn against man himself. This fact is tantamount to an anticipatory devaluation of all high values, i.e. to nihilism. Thus, he calls for a new worthiness capable of responding to man's true constitution, the will to power.
Linguistic Editors: Ntafos, Vaios
Graphic Editors: Bozionelos, Gavriil
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/2639
Bibliographic Reference: Theodorou, P. (2015). The philosophy of values in Nietzsche: nihilism, will to power, and meaning-making [Chapter]. In Theodorou, P. 2015. Introduction to the Philosophy of Values [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/2639
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Introduction to the Philosophy of Values
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions