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Niilismo e Carta ao pai: Apontamentos entre filosofia e literatura
Nihilism and letter to his father: notes between philosophy and literature
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Abstract The present study is based on the relationship between philosophy and literature with Nietzsche and Kafka as the main authors studied. The central question of this study is how to comprehend some of Nietzsche's philosophy in Kafka's literary pieces? In this way, the goal is to analyze a potential re... view more
The present study is based on the relationship between philosophy and literature with Nietzsche and Kafka as the main authors studied. The central question of this study is how to comprehend some of Nietzsche's philosophy in Kafka's literary pieces? In this way, the goal is to analyze a potential reading of the concepts will of power and nihilism. The text’s proposal develops in two moments: characterizing Nietzsche's philosophy with the will of power and nihilism concepts as main points of the books considered as "mature" written by this author and presenting Kafka’s piece Carta ao pai as an alternative to overcome nihilism with the main starting point being the relationship between will of power and art characterized by a determined period in Nietzsche's philosophy as active nihilism. Thus, the text primes at developing not just a descriptive analysis through bibliographic research focusing on the cited manuscripts, but also searching fundaments to arguments made by some commentators of both authors in specific points.... view less
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
Philosophy; Literature; Nietzsche; Kafka
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 21-43
Journal
Griot: Revista de Filosofia, 21 (2021) 1
ISSN
2178-1036
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed