RUN Nietzsche Human Senses & Inventions Anthropomorphisms Discussion

1. Nietzsche is critical of the assumption that we humans can get at the “truth” of things. How, specifically, does he see truth as a problem? What interests him about this concept? Explain the importance of the issue as Nietzsche connects it to the figure of Socrates (in the Birth of Tragedy, for instance in section 15); to the problem of historical truth (especially in “On the Utility and Liability of History for Life”); and to the linguistic and epistemological issues he raises in “On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense.” Cite specific passages to support each step of your argument.

2. The Gay Science and Beyond Good and Evil both call for a kind of thinking that pushes beyond our individual and collective intellectual habits. Explain, in each case, what’s at stake, and how Nietzsche characterizes the new kind of thought that he promotes. Be sure to highlight both parallels and differences in the handling of this question by the two texts. Cite specific passages to support each step of your argument.

Please don’t copy what Nietzsche says. Analyzing is key for this assignment.