What does it mean to think against his time? Untimeliness and Philosophy of the Future in Nietzsche

Authors

  • Patrick Wotling Universidad de Reims
    France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/EstudiosNIETen.vi12.10563

Keywords:

ultimately, nihilism, free spirit

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the specific dimension of the untimely man, among the numerous different versions of the philosopher (also portrayed as a free spirit, as a legislator, as a philosopher of the future, as a disciple of Dionysus...). It suggests that Nietzsche takes up again this figure, after a disappearance which spans over ten years, because it proves particularly fit to describe the philosopher’s main task, namely struggling against nihilism by substituting life-enhancing values to the ascetic ones which have reigned over Europe since Plato.

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Author Biography

  • Patrick Wotling, Universidad de Reims
    Universidad de Reims

References

Nietzsche, F., Obras Completas, I-IV (OC ). Director ed. Diego Sánchez Meca. Madrid: Tecnos, 2011-2016

Nietzsche, F., Correspondencia I-VI. (CO). Director ed. Luis E. de Santiago Guervós. Madrid : Trotta, 2005- 2012.

Nietzsche, F., Fragmentos Póstumos I-IV (FP). Director ed. Diego Sánchez Meca. Madrid: Tecnos, 2006-2010.

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2012-12-01

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No. 12 (2012): Timeless and Untimeliness of Nietzsche

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How to Cite

Wotling, P. (2012). What does it mean to think against his time? Untimeliness and Philosophy of the Future in Nietzsche. Estudios Nietzsche, 12, 173-184. https://doi.org/10.24310/EstudiosNIETen.vi12.10563