Nietzsche as Metaphysician

Name: Nietzsche as Metaphysician
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Nietzsche as MetaphysicianAuthor(s): Justin Remhof\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032064079, 978-1032064079\nSynopsis\nThis book defends the controversial view that Nietzsche is a metaphysician against a long-standing tendency to sever Nietzsche from metaphysical philosophy. \n\nRemhof presents a metametaphysical treatment of Nietzsches writings to show that for Nietzsche the questions, answers, methods, and subject matters of metaphysical philosophy are not only perfectly legitimate, but also crucial for understanding the world and our place within it. The book examines aspects of Nietzsches thought that have received little attention in the literature, including his view of what makes metaphysics possible; his metaphysics of science; his naturalized metaphysics; how he appeals to the intuitions of readers; how he employs a priori reasoning; how he uses metaphysical grounding explanations; and how metaphysics.