2016/11/24 by Juliano C. S. Neves · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #French Literature and Critical Theory #Hume's philosophy and hair distribution #Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel #physics.hist-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.4000/philosophiascientiae.1855
published as Philosophia Scientiae 23 (1), 185-201 (2019) · 14 pages. Version 3 with improvements, corrections. Accepted in Philosophia Scientiae
arxiv published 2016/11/24 · openalex created_date 2016/12/08 · arxiv created 2018/05/15 · openalex publication_date 2019/01/01 · arxiv updated 2019/02/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
One of the most important philosophers in history, the German Friedrich Nietzsche, is almost ignored by physicists. This author who declared the death of God in the 19th century was a science enthusiast, especially in the second period of his work. With the aid of the physical concept of force, Nietzsche created his concept of will to power. After thinking about energy conservation, the German philosopher had some inspiration for creating his concept of eternal recurrence. In this article, some influences of physics on Nietzsche are pointed out, and the topicality of his epistemological position-the perspectivism-is discussed. Considering the concept of will to power, I propose that the perspectivism leads to an interpretation where physics and science in general are viewed as a game.