Discourses of Philology and Theology in Nietzsche

From the “Untimelies” to The Anti-Christ

Paul Bishop (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XVII, 493 Seiten

2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-42271-3 (ISBN)

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This study proposes to examine the tension in Nietzsche's works between two competing discourses, i.e., the discourse of theology and the discourse of philology. It argues that, in order to understand Nietzsche's complicated standpoint and the aim of his Kulturkritik, we have to appreciate how he operates with two different discourses, one indexed to belief, faith, liturgy (i.e., the discourse of theology) and another indexed to analytical reason, sceptical investigation, and logical argumentation, as well as historical context and linguistic precision (i.e., the discourse of philology). Its core thesis is that, in the end, Nietzsche can no longer believe, because he thinks he has uncovered a fraudulent production of meaning in the texts, in a way that is comparable with his insight into the production of morality in On the Genealogy of Morals (1887).

Paul Bishop is William Jacks Chair of Modern Languages at the University of Glasgow.

1. Introduction.- 2. Nietzsche and the History of Atheism.- 3. Nietzsche and the Quest for the Historical Jesus.- 4. Nietzsche, David Friedrich Strauß, and the post-Straussian Tradition.- 5. Nietzsche's Methods and Portrait of Christ.- 6. Nietzsche and St Paul.- 7. Nietzsche on Philology.- 8. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.11.2023
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 493 p. 5 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	791 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
Schlagworte	Atheism • Historical Jesus • Nietzsche • Philology • St. Paul • Theology
ISBN-10	3-031-42271-6 / 3031422716
ISBN-13	978-3-031-42271-3 / 9783031422713
Zustand	Neuware