Telling lies, or how to create a history of myths. Commentary on the paragraphs 22 and 23 of The birth of tragedy

This paper examines Nietzsche attention paid to the issue of “myth” in two works, <em>The Birth of Tragedy</em> and his Second <em>Untimely Meditation</em>. In the latter the interest towards genealogy as the most effective method to counteract the aspirations of a historiogr...

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Main Author: Jordi Massó Castilla
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: CENALTES 2014-07-01
Series:HYBRIS: Revista de Filosofía
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Online Access:http://revistas.cenaltes.cl/index.php/hybris/article/view/57
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description This paper examines Nietzsche attention paid to the issue of “myth” in two works, <em>The Birth of Tragedy</em> and his Second <em>Untimely Meditation</em>. In the latter the interest towards genealogy as the most effective method to counteract the aspirations of a historiography imprisoned by his scientific aspirations, seems to leave in the background the bet on a “rebirth of the German myth” presents in the first book. However, it is possible to recognize a continuity of the importance of “myth” in the idea about a History that supports the fictional, something that has been taken over by contemporary philosophies of History that have assumed Nietzsche’s legacy
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Telling lies, or how to create a history of myths. Commentary on the paragraphs 22 and 23 of The birth of tragedy
HYBRIS: Revista de Filosofía
historia
mito
ficción
genealogía
mimesis
title Telling lies, or how to create a history of myths. Commentary on the paragraphs 22 and 23 of The birth of tragedy
title_full Telling lies, or how to create a history of myths. Commentary on the paragraphs 22 and 23 of The birth of tragedy
title_fullStr Telling lies, or how to create a history of myths. Commentary on the paragraphs 22 and 23 of The birth of tragedy
title_full_unstemmed Telling lies, or how to create a history of myths. Commentary on the paragraphs 22 and 23 of The birth of tragedy
title_short Telling lies, or how to create a history of myths. Commentary on the paragraphs 22 and 23 of The birth of tragedy
title_sort telling lies or how to create a history of myths commentary on the paragraphs 22 and 23 of the birth of tragedy
topic historia
mito
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genealogía
mimesis
url http://revistas.cenaltes.cl/index.php/hybris/article/view/57
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