Nietzsche's naturalism philosophy and the life sciences in the nineteenth century
This book explores Nietzsche's philosophical naturalism in its historical context, showing that his position is best understood against the background of encounters between neo-Kantianism and the life sciences in the nineteenth century. Analyzing most of Nietzsche's writings from the late...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2014
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Varieties of philosophical naturalism. Introduction
- The neo-Kantian stance
- Nietzsche's "anti-Darwinism"?
- Psychology, experiment, and scientific practice
- Three kinds of naturalism
- Part II. Evolution and the limits of teleology. Introduction
- Problems with purpose
- The politics of progress
- Naturalizing Kant
- Genealogy and path dependence
- Part III. Genealogy, nature, and normativity. Introduction
- "Darwinism's" metaphysical mistake
- Living things and the will to power
- Toward a natural history of normativity
- "Naturalism in morality."