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Le cas Nietzsche : folie ou simulation ?
The case of Nietzsche: madness or simulation?

Author(s): Ciprian Vălcan
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Classiques Garnier
Keywords: simulation; madness; mask; Nietzsche; Deleuze.

Summary/Abstract: This article explores the different interpretations given to Nietzsche’s madness. Certain critics consider it as a sign of defeat : the proof of Nietzsche’s inability to realise the model of the superman, and complete his project of entirely re-evaluating the value-system ; others see in it the supreme and ironic victory of a Nietzsche choosing the strangest and most impenetrable of masks at the instant he abandons philosophy.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 25-35
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: French