The author argues that Nietzsche's discussion of Kant in Twilight of the Idols illuminates a very troubling tension at the heart of political philosophy. By looking at two sections, the author shows the way in which Nietzsche understands Kantian philosophy as an outcome of a historical movement he refers to as the "devaluation of values". Nietzsche's claim is that Kantian critique, rather than establish grounds, ultimately exposes the lack of ground truth and value have in objective reality.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.22567 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Creators | Bryan, Bradley W. (Bradley William) |
| Contributors | Booth, William J. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of Political Science.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001449731, proquestno: MM05364, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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