Deconstruction of Metaphysics through the Body. Nietzsche’s Radical Philosophy of the Body Cover Image

A metafizika lebontása a test révén. Nietzsche radikális testfilozófiája
Deconstruction of Metaphysics through the Body. Nietzsche’s Radical Philosophy of the Body

Author(s): Tamás Ullmann
Subject(s): 19th Century Philosophy
Published by: Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület
Keywords: body; embodiment; metaphysics; genealogy; mind;

Summary/Abstract: The problem of embodied mind is one of the central topics of contemporary psychology, philosophy of mind and cognitive sciences. Nevertheless, the concept of “embodied mind” suggests itself an implicit Cartesian dualism: the mind is the first and embodiment is only an external characteristic of the mind. There have been two traditions that questioned consequently the Cartesian dualism concerning the body: Nietzschean philosophy and phenomenology. The present article analyses Nietzsche’s radical philosophy of body, his radically new picture of the body and the consequences of such a philosophical approach. Nietzsche’s radicalised philosophy of body leads his thinking to deconstruct the whole tradition of metaphysics.

  • Issue Year: LXXXIII/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 34-45
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Hungarian