Nietzsche

Introduction

Present essay deals with the analysis of Nietzsche 's philosophy in the context of its radical break with classic Western thought . Nietzsche philosophy is discussed through the prism of its position against rationalism , idealism , romanticism etc . and as a predecessor of 20th century philosophies . Based on these reservations , the thesis is defended that Nietzsche 's philosophy represents simultaneously the culmination and the break with classic European tradition

Nietzsche against modern Western philosophies and aesthetic currents

Nietzsche may be seen as the culmination of Western philosophy in several important respects

. First of all , he still addressed such `eternal ' issues of Western philosophy as free will , existence etc . and constantly debated with classic philosophers such as Kant , Hegel or Shelling (Schaberg , 45

Nietzsche also focused his critique on the ancient philosophies especially as far as a wide known critique of Socrates as the predecessor of rationalism and `slavish morality ' is concerned (Mencken 23

However , the answers , which Nietzsche found , moved him in the direction of break with classic Western philosophy in general . Nietzsche was the first to introduce psychological and sociologic dimension in philosophical analysis . His predecessors , such Kant or Hegel did not problematize psychological and sociological stimulus , making the cognition of the individual subject possible

For them it was evident that their philosophy addresses the truth directly and is not contaminated by any prejudices resulting from national culture or individual character (Tanner , 50 . However Nietzsche criticized such napve understanding of cognition in his concept of the `will to power , which...