Genealogy beyond debunking
Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality (GM) is often interpreted as providing a debunking argument of some kind. I consider different versions of such arguments and suggest that they face important challenges. Moving beyond debunking interpretations of GM, I consider Nietzsche’s claim that his gen...
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| description | Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality (GM) is often
interpreted as providing a debunking argument of some kind. I consider
different versions of such arguments and suggest that they face important
challenges. Moving beyond debunking interpretations of GM, I consider
Nietzsche’s claim that his genealogy should be used to assess the “value” of
moral values. After explaining how to understand this claim, I consider
different ways that history might be used to assess the value of beliefs,
practices, and institutions. The upshot is a general account of genealogy
beyond debunking. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:5360dfb6-0141-46d5-bf3c-5ccd1b72d07a2024-01-17T10:01:54ZGenealogy beyond debunkingJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:5360dfb6-0141-46d5-bf3c-5ccd1b72d07aEnglishSymplectic ElementsPhilosophy Documentation Center2023Prescott-Couch, ANietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality (GM) is often interpreted as providing a debunking argument of some kind. I consider different versions of such arguments and suggest that they face important challenges. Moving beyond debunking interpretations of GM, I consider Nietzsche’s claim that his genealogy should be used to assess the “value” of moral values. After explaining how to understand this claim, I consider different ways that history might be used to assess the value of beliefs, practices, and institutions. The upshot is a general account of genealogy beyond debunking. |
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