Essays about: "Nietzsche"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the word Nietzsche.

  1. 1. Nietzsche, and the Significance of Historical Philosophizing : On the Use of History for Philosophical Matters

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för filosofi och tillämpad etik

    Author : Jacob Gustavsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Philosophy; Moral Philosophy; Nietzsche; Historical Philosophizing; History of Philosophy; Philosophy of History; Perspectivism;

    Abstract : This thesis explores Friedrich Nietzsche's use of history for philosophical purposes, focusing on two central themes in Nietzsche's writings: the genealogical methodology, and perspectival epistemology. My aim is to demonstrate how Nietzsche's concept of "historical philosophizing" is intricately connected to his moral philosophy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Creation and Power : The role of creative activity in Nietzsche's posthumous fragments

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Raffale Vallorani; [2023]
    Keywords : Creation-Power-Nietzsche-Will to Power;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the subject-reality relationship within the philosophy of the mature Nietzsche. The aim of this thesis is to highlight the interpretative dilemma that arises from apparent inconsistencies in Nietzsche’s analysis of that relationship. READ MORE

  4. 3. Navigating the Paradox : Moral Intuitions, Evolutionary Critiques & Philosophical Implications

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Pontus Frost; [2023]
    Keywords : Moral Intuitions; Evolutionary Critiques; cultural Critiques; Darwinian Dilemma; Paradox; Paradox; Moraliska intuitioner; evolutionär kritik; kulturell kritik;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I explore moral intuition as an epistemological tool for constructing moral systems, focusing specifically on the challenges arising from evolutionary and cultural biases. This thesis will consider and discuss Michael Huemer's Ethical Intuitionism, Peter Singer's critique of moral intuitions, and Sharon Street's Darwinian Dilemma, I consider some possible defenses and counterarguments concerning the reliability of moral intuitions. READ MORE

  5. 4. "And lo! Apollo Could Not Live Without Dionysus" A Nietzschean Study of the Apollonian and Dionysian in Donna Tartt's The Secret History

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Jessica Kafa; [2023]
    Keywords : Donna Tartt; The Secret History; Nietzsche; Apollonian; Dionysian; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Previous research on Donna Tartt’s debut novel The Secret History in regards to its intertextual relevance has helped in understanding the traditional campus novel, as well as redefined the classical murder mystery. However, little research has been made on its characters and its portrayal of the human experience. READ MORE

  6. 5. Can Video Game's Invincible Protagonist Beat Capitalism? : A political genealogy through Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, and Disco Elysium

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Leo Springfield; [2022]
    Keywords : Video Games; Capitalism; Capitalist Realism; Science Fiction; Marxism; Politics; Deconstructionism; Post-Humanism; Creativity; Nietzsche;

    Abstract : The thesis is a meta-narrative discourse regarding the subversion in the representation of late capitalist realism. Through a post-humanist Marxist perspective, it connects three video game industry’s favorites with the ultimate question of capitalism: Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, and Disco Elysium‪‬. READ MORE