Phenomenological Reviews

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The will to truth

Béla Bacsó

pp. 161-167

Abstract

There are interpreters of Nietzsche's work who artlessly fit the philosophy of his last period under the unifying or equalizing umbrella of hermeneutics — which I regard as unjust. Such a seemingly infinite extension of hermeneutics generates manifest uncertainty and disquiet on the poorly protected margins of philosophical hermeneutics. The best tactical move for hermeneutics is to leave other fields of interpretation open while yet simultaneously preserving its own territory. Nietzsche's interpretive philosophy, providing us with the opportunity to reconsider the problems of interpretation, language, consciousness, etc., thus offers an essential challenge.

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Babich Babette (1999) Nietzsche, epistemology, and philosophy of science II: Nietzsche and the sciences. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 161-167

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2428-9_13

Full citation:

Bacsó Béla (1999) „The will to truth“, In: B. Babich (ed.), Nietzsche, epistemology, and philosophy of science II, Dordrecht, Springer, 161–167.