Nietzsche, the Gift, and the Taken for Granted

Without a doubt, a good number of Nietzsche’s writings are not only sexist, but misogynist. Unlike many philosophers who write about “man,” taking women either to be subsumed under this term or not, but in any case of no particular interest in themselves, Nietzsche has much to say about women. Unfor...

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Published inWomen and the Gift p. 72
Main Author Lorraine Markotic
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Indiana University Press 17.09.2013
Subjects
Ancient Greece
Anthropology
Aphorisms
Axiology
Behavioral sciences
Civilization
Classical antiquity
Communications
Continental philosophy
Ethics
Ethnography
Ethnology
European history
European studies
Femininity
Feminism
Gender identity
Gender studies
Human populations
Language
Linguistics
Magnanimity
Men
Metaphilosophy
Morality
Nietzschean philosophy
Normative ethics
Personality
Personality psychology
Personality traits
Persons
Pessimism
Philosophy
Population studies
Psychology
Sayings
Social sciences
Sociology
Vernacular language
Virtue
Western civilization
Western philosophy
Writing
Written communication
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Summary:Without a doubt, a good number of Nietzsche’s writings are not only sexist, but misogynist. Unlike many philosophers who write about “man,” taking women either to be subsumed under this term or not, but in any case of no particular interest in themselves, Nietzsche has much to say about women. Unfortunately, much of this much that he has to say is either virulently nasty or simply silly. Fortunately, Nietzsche has other things to say as well. In addition to his rather grim and dim comments, he also makes statements about women that indict the society that limits and constrains them.
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