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As the Spider Spins: Essays on Nietzsche’s Critique and Use of Language: 2 (Nietzsche Today, (2))
Author(s): João Constâncio (Editor), Maria João Mayer Branco
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication Date: 26 Oct. 2017
- Language: English
- Print length: 328 pages
- ISBN-10: 3110280906
- ISBN-13: 9783110280906
Book Description
Nietzsche’s metaphor of the spider that spins its cobweb expresses his critique of the metaphysical use of language – but it also suggests that “we, spiders”, are able to spin different, life-affirming, non-metaphysical cobwebs. This book focuses not only on Nietzsche’s critique of the metaphysical assumptions of language, but also on his effort to use language in a different way, i.e., to create a “new language.” It is from this viewpoint that the book considers such themes as consciousness, the self, metaphor, instinct, affectivity, style, morality, truth, and knowledge.
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About the Author
João Constâncio and Maria João Mayer Branco, New University of Lisbon, Portugal.
