Anyone who has read all or almost all of Nietzsche's works?
  • clemogo
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    The other day I came across the Wikipedia article on 'Perspectivism'. In this article there is a section on Nietzsche's version of perspectivism which I found quite interesting. I haven't read any of Nietzsche's works and I'm wondering if someone could tell me which of his books present his perspectivism in the greatest depth. The Wiki article also says that Nietzsche 'addresses the psychological drives that underlie various philosophical programs and perspectives, as a form of critique'. Can anyone tell me in which of Nietzsche's books would I would find these discussions...?

    Thanks a lot :)
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  • spirit-salamander
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    As far as I can recall, the perspectivism is discussed most extensively in The Gay Science (or The Joyful Wisdom).
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  • Paine
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    ↪clemogo

    In that your interest was piqued by the comment: "'addresses the psychological drives that underlie various philosophical programs and perspectives, as a form of critique', I suggest starting with the Genealogy of Morals. In that work, the "perspectives" have a history that does impart a complete explanation but is not arbitrary either.

    A large chunk of secondary literature is looking for digestible bite size chunks that a genealogy will not provide.
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