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The four stages of Nietzsche’s reading of Afrikan Spir

Abstract:

The work of Afrikan Spir is an important source to understand the discussion between Nietzsche and critical philosophy. He seeks to overcome the transcendental critique through a genetic investigation on the origin of concepts; at same time, tries to reveal the preconceptions and idiosyncrasies that hide behind the will to keep the separation between the phenomenal and noumenal worlds. The aversion to change, to the becoming, to the testimonial of the senses, the preference for logical truths and contradictory concepts constitute, according to Nietzsche, the specific form of superstition of the critical philosophers, of which Spir is the most prominent example.

Keywords:
Spir; transcendental tradition; metaphysics; unconditioned

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