PHI 3377 Chapter : Notes - Nietzsche 'On Truth and Lies'
3 Dec 2013
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The formation of concepts: on truth and lies in a nonmoral sense critical summary. In on truth and lies in a nonmoral sense, friedrich nietzsche discusses the formation of concepts and the usage of metaphors in language. This idea regards how our vocabulary consists of generalizations, which nietzsche then goes on to discuss as concepts. Nietzsche claims that words become concepts in that they serve as a reminder of the original experience to which it owes its origin (118). Concepts serve as a connection between many similar cases. Nietzsche uses leaves as his example of a concept. There are many different species of leaves, and infinite physical variations within these species. However, when we talk about leaves, we disregard these physical differences and just refer to them as leaves.
