THE FIGURAL DIMENSION OF NIETZSCHE'S THOUGHT

Steven V. Hicks, Alan Rosenberg

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Abstract

We attempt to demonstrate the importance and centrality to Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy of the different well-drawn figures that appear throughout his writings. 1 In particular, we will argue that the function of many of these figures or figural embodiments is to dispense a "disruptive wisdom" that is not readily .available from more traditional approaches to philosophy. By relying on a variety of poetic and literary figures, Nietzsche acquaints his readers with "untimely" perspectives from which the received wisdom of the day can be called into question. To make the case for these figures as purveyors of "disruptive wisdom," we focus on the figure of the "Philosopher of the Future" as Nietzsche's untimely figure par excellence and exemplary model for this new kind of wisdom-one which disrupts the familiar and forces us to think and act outside of the "timely" commonplace.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationValue Inquiry Book Series
PublisherBrill Rodopi
Pages35-58
Number of pages24
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

Publication series

NameValue Inquiry Book Series
Volume155
ISSN (Print)0929-8436

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Philosophy
  • Religious studies

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