POLI 1001 Lecture : POLI 1001 NOTES 20160919
Document Summary
Nietzsche"s metaphysics: 19th century philosopher who was very controversial. Long description of nietzsche"s view of the universe. Fundamentally the universe is undifferentiated chaos without form and significance. Nietzsche sees himself as the philosopher who is announcing himself as insight. He is the new way, that others have not heard yet. The answer to the chaos in the universe (nietzsche"s answer: will to power what gives shape to the universe. And power is to form, to shape and to order. The meaning we give to or lives is our will to power: perspectivism there are no truths, there are only perspectives. If everything is perspective, then everything is subject to possible being false: deconstruction deconstructing a text or social practice. Especially a text that is claiming universal truth. May reveal a new truth about a text. A contradictory truth could be revealed: binary opposites conflict between reason and revelation or speech and writing.
