As the Spider Spins

Essays on Nietzsche¿s Critique and Use of Language
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-028090-6
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band (2), 313 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 645 g

Reihe: Nietzsche Today

Nietzsche’s metaphor of the spider that spins its cobweb expresses his critique of the metaphysical use of language - but it also suggests that “we, spiders”, are able to spin different, life-affirming, non-metaphysical cobwebs. This book focuses not only on Nietzsche’s critique of the metaphysical assumptions of language, but also on his effort to use language in a different way, i.e., to create a “new language.” It is from this viewpoint that the book considers such themes as consciousness, the self, metaphor, instinct, affectivity, style, morality, truth, and knowledge.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Institutes, Libraries

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mayer Branco, Maria João

Constâncio, João

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Deutsche Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 19. Jahrhundert

Über Autor(innen)

João Constâncio and Maria João Mayer Branco, New University of Lisbon, Portugal.