Anyone who has read all or almost all of Nietzsche's works?

clemogo February 14, 2022 at 02:13 1900 views 2 comments

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 :)

Comments (2)

spirit-salamander February 14, 2022 at 12:58 #654656 0 likes

As far as I can recall, the perspectivism is discussed most extensively in The Gay Science (or The Joyful Wisdom).

Paine February 14, 2022 at 23:46 #655042 0 likes

Reply to 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.