HUMAN LIFE AND INSANITY: NIETZSCHE ON MADNESS

• Authors: Sieradzan J.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article is concerned with the role of madness in the works of Nietzsche. The German philosopher saw many conceptions and human activities as manifestation of madness. These include: happiness, wisdom, truth, faith in god(s), purity, morality, debauchery, virtues, honesty, live, mercy, compassion, power, wealth, marriage, genius, super humanity, conformism, literary activity, idealism, nobility and some religious-philosophical conception. In the end also reason and will were for him symptoms of madness. According to him culture, art and development of civilization lead people to madness. In fact Nietzsche identifies madness with humanity.

Keywords

EN

HUMANITY; MADNESS; NIETZSCHE

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: University of Warsaw, Institute of Philosophy
• Journal: Edukacja Filozoficzna
• Year: 2006
• Issue: 43
• Pages: 141-156
• Document type: COMMUNICATION

Contributors

author

Sieradzan J.

• J. Sieradzan, Uniwersytet w Bialymstoku, Instytut Socjologii, Katedra Religioznawstwa, ul. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie 14, 15-097 Bialystok, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA02525241