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Nietzsche's ontology

By Nietzsche , Friedrich Wilhelm , Friedrich Wilhelm; Addis , Laird; Nietzsche

Book information

Publisher
Ontos Verlag
Year
2012
ISBN
3868381651, 978-3-86838-165-8, 9783110320107, 311032010X, 9783110321760, 3110321769
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1002 kB (1026192 bytes)
Pages
145\151
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

Although there is a vast amount of literature on Nietzsche’s philosophy, this is the first study in English that focuses on his ontology. Addis argues that, contrary to what many commentators think, Nietzsche defends both the possibility and the desirability of objectivity in the search for knowledge, including knowledge of the basic features of reality, that is, of ontology. Addis sets out, analyzes, and evaluates the five essential components of Nietzsche’s ontology: constant change, substances and things, minds, causation, and will to power. In each case, Addis contributes an original understanding of the feature under discussion, with more detail than exists in other treatments, and defends with quotes from relevant texts of Nietzsche.

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