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Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Meaning

Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Meaning Nietzsche/26/3RD/new 11/20/03 12:50 PM Page 25 DAVID CAMPBELL ietzsche writes more or less unsystematically on many subjects, includ- N ing morality, art, religion, and politics. In this article I explore the pos- sibility that enquiry into meaning unites his thought, so far as anything does. This topic is wide, but I focus on the suggestion in The Genealogy of Morality, The Birth of Tragedy, and less systematic works of a theory of interpretation that explains how terms such as “knowledge,” “being,” and “truth” come to have their meaning and, in cases such as Plato’s, as he believes, to lack mean- ing. Commentators often take Nietzsche’s notion of meaning for granted; in attempting a sustained account, I look at Heidegger both as indebted to him and as responding critically. Thus I do not simply interpret their writings but treat them as a starting point for analysis and systematic reflection, consis- tently with what they say. The first part of the article considers critically the suggestion in these works of a virtue ethics, based on self-interpretation, and also of a wider theory of interpretative meaning. The second part examines Heidegger’s comments. NIETZSCHE The second section of the Preface to GM declares http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Nietzsche Studies Penn State University Press

Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Meaning

The Journal of Nietzsche Studies , Volume 26 (1) – Dec 18, 2003

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Penn State University Press
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Copyright © 2003 The Friedrich Nietzsche Society.
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1538-4594

Abstract

Nietzsche/26/3RD/new 11/20/03 12:50 PM Page 25 DAVID CAMPBELL ietzsche writes more or less unsystematically on many subjects, includ- N ing morality, art, religion, and politics. In this article I explore the pos- sibility that enquiry into meaning unites his thought, so far as anything does. This topic is wide, but I focus on the suggestion in The Genealogy of Morality, The Birth of Tragedy, and less systematic works of a theory of interpretation that explains how terms such as “knowledge,” “being,” and “truth” come to have their meaning and, in cases such as Plato’s, as he believes, to lack mean- ing. Commentators often take Nietzsche’s notion of meaning for granted; in attempting a sustained account, I look at Heidegger both as indebted to him and as responding critically. Thus I do not simply interpret their writings but treat them as a starting point for analysis and systematic reflection, consis- tently with what they say. The first part of the article considers critically the suggestion in these works of a virtue ethics, based on self-interpretation, and also of a wider theory of interpretative meaning. The second part examines Heidegger’s comments. NIETZSCHE The second section of the Preface to GM declares

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The Journal of Nietzsche StudiesPenn State University Press

Published: Dec 18, 2003

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