The Construction of Hierarchies of Value: A Comparative Work of Taylor and Nietzsche
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2020-09-16
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Modern Western people relate to values in an atomistic fashion: values and hierarchies of values are and should be constructed without the interference of external influences. The individual decides what is good for him and does not judge others for their table of values. This modern understanding of value creation is heavily criticized in modern philosophical works.
This research investigates to what extent the modern subject can break free from the cultural background by comparing the works of Charles Taylor and Friedrich Nietzsche who have concerned themselves with the topic of value creation extensively. This comparative work draws on the radical differences between both authors as well as their unapparent overlap on the construction of hierarchies of values against the background of the modern understanding on constructing hierarchies of values.
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Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen