Is Nietzsche an Existentialist?
The term existentialism is generally conceived as an intellectual movement that values existence rather than essence and individuality over universality. In this context, many historians of philosophy regard Friedrich Nietzsche as one of the cornerstones of the existentialist movement, for his emphasis is on the individual and concrete human. On the other side, Nietzsche’s philosophical corpus contains many notions which cannot be reconciled with the thought of existentialism. Based on concepts like nihilism, Overman, will to power and eternal recurrence the article discusses to what extent Nietzsche’s philosophical project aligns itself with the existentialist movement and as a conclusion, it defends that Nietzsche cannot be regarded as an existentialist.
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-(FW) Die fröhliche Wissenschaft (Şen Bilim)
-(GD) Götzen-Dämmerung (Putların Alacakaranlığı)
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-(N) Nachlass (Basılmamış El yazmaları)
-(WL) Über Wahrheit und Lüge im Aussermoralischen Sinne (Ahlaki Olmayan Anlamda Hakikat ve Yalan Üzerine).
-(Z) Also sprach Zarathustra (Böyle Söyledi Zerdüşt)
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