Knowledge ('Erkenntniss') and Affect in Nietzsche

Nietzsche’s “perspectivism” has often invited the charge of relativism. I give a reading of GM III 12 in order to show, on the contrary, that perspectivism is in part a claim about how best to seek knowledge. I argue that perspectivism consists of two claims, one descriptive and one prescriptive. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Charles Boddicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aperio 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Modern Philosophy
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Online Access:https://jmphil.org/articles/80