Book ID: CBB014242234

Nietzsche's Naturalism: Philosophy and the Life Sciences in the Nineteenth Century (2014)

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Emden, Christian J. (Author)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: 263
Language: English

This book explores Nietzsche's philosophical naturalism in its historical context, showing that his position is best understood against the background of encounters between neo-Kantianism and the life sciences in the nineteenth century. Analyzing most of Nietzsche's writings from the late 1860s onwards, Christian J. Emden reconstructs Nietzsche's naturalism and argues for a new understanding of his account of nature and normativity. Emden proposes historical reasons why Nietzsche came to adopt the position he did; his genealogy of values and his account of a will to power are as much influenced by Kantian thought as they are by nineteenth-century debates on teleology, biological functions, and theories of evolution. This rich and wide-ranging study will be of interest to scholars and students of Nietzsche, the history of modern philosophy, intellectual history, and history of science.

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Authors & Contributors
Moynihan, Thomas
Isabel Gabel
Smith, David Livingstone
Donohue, Christopher R.
Grant, Iain Hamilton
Minelli, Alessandro
Concepts
Biology
Philosophy
Evolution
Life sciences
Teleology
Naturalism (philosophy)
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
Modern
Early modern
Enlightenment
Places
Greece
Germany
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