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Nietzsche, Naturalism, and the Tenacity of the Intentional

Nietzsche, Naturalism, and the Tenacity of the Intentional Nietzsche’s most insightful contribution to the naturalistic project in philosophical psychology is not methodological but substantive: he discovered an important truth about the dynamics of psychological states, which I here dub the <i>tenacity of the intentional</i>. According to the tenacity thesis, when an intentional state loses its object, a new object replaces the original; the state does not disappear entirely. This interpretation is supported by and helps to tie together the three essays of the <i>Genealogy</i>. The article concludes by contextualizing the tenacity thesis within Nietzsche’s doctrine of the will to power. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Nietzsche Studies Penn State University Press

Nietzsche, Naturalism, and the Tenacity of the Intentional

Alfano, Mark,
The Journal of Nietzsche Studies , Volume 44 (3) – Jan 9, 2014
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Abstract

Nietzsche’s most insightful contribution to the naturalistic project in philosophical psychology is not methodological but substantive: he discovered an important truth about the dynamics of psychological states, which I here dub the <i>tenacity of the intentional</i>. According to the tenacity thesis, when an intentional state loses its object, a new object replaces the original; the state does not disappear entirely. This interpretation is supported by and helps to tie together the three essays of the <i>Genealogy</i>. The article concludes by contextualizing the tenacity thesis within Nietzsche’s doctrine of the will to power.

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The Journal of Nietzsche Studies – Penn State University Press

Published: Jan 9, 2014

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