Reading Nietzsche in Light of Emerson
This Dissertation explores the connection between Ralph Waldo Emerson and Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche read and admired Emerson consistently throughout his working life, but little has been done to assess why Nietzsche liked Emerson or what influence Emerson’s essays might have had on him. I argue...
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| Summary: | This Dissertation explores the connection between Ralph Waldo Emerson and Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche read and admired Emerson consistently throughout his working life, but little has been done to assess why Nietzsche liked Emerson or what influence Emerson’s essays might have had on him. I argue that Nietzsche found in Emerson’s work a similar set of concerns to his own, revolving around a crises in values, and also found a solution to this problem, which he largely adopted. In short, Emerson showed Nietzsche how it was possible to create values in a time of devalued values, and why it was necessary to do so. The influence of Emerson reveals a new way to understand Nietzsche’s thought, which contrasts with recent attempts to understand Nietzsche as a methodological naturalist. === A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Philosophy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. === Spring Semester 2018. === March 2, 2018. === Emerson, Nietzsche === Includes bibliographical references. === Michael Ruse, Professor Directing Dissertation; John Kelsay, University Representative; David McNaughton, Committee Member; Nathanael Stein, Committee Member. |
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