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Nietzsche on Virtue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 December 2024
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This Element argues for an interpretation of Nietzsche on virtue according to which he believes that because different people have different constellations of instincts and other drives, and because instincts and drives can only be shaped and redirected within boundaries, he recommends different virtues as fitting and conducive to flourishing for different types of people. In his own way, these include curiosity, intellectual courage, the pathos of distance, having a sense of humor, and solitude. This interpretation is supported by both a digital humanities methodology and close readings of passages from Nietzsche's middle, mature, and late works.
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- Online ISBN: 9781009417402Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication: 02 January 2025
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