Review article

NIETZSCHE’S INTERPRETATION OF HISTORY

Goran Gretić ; Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The author looks into the significance of Nietzsche’s work On the
use and abuse of history for life through the reception of that work by
the eminent historian Burckhardt. He suggests that their disagreements are paradigmatic for understanding the role of history and historical education in shaping the European spirit i.e. the meaning of the continuity of European history. The second part offers various interpretative possibilities in analyzing the relationship between Nietzsche’s thought and the historical reality of National Socialism.
The author concludes that Nietzsche has been seen as a radical
thinker whose influence cannot be disregarded.

Keywords

Nietzsche; Burckhardt; history; continuity; new values; opinion and historical reality

Hrčak ID:

20838

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/20838

Publication date:

11.9.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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