Sobre a interpretação da natureza : contribuições e limites do naturalismo para o problema da moral na filosofia de Nietzsche

Abstract

This doctoral dissertation addresses the analysis of the contemporary debate that puts forward the relation between Friedrich Nietzsche’s thought and philosophical naturalism. From this analysis, I argue that Nietzsche's thought cannot be related, prima facie, to any preconceived type of naturalist proposal. To achieve this goal, I analyze the following arguments: (i) the current debate about naturalism in Nietzsche tends to value a typology and wards off the meaning of philosophy proposed by him; (ii) it is not possible to relate Nietzsche's thought to any kind of preconceived concept of naturalism, though one can find naturalistic perspectives in his philosophy; (iii) Nietzsche can only be considered a naturalistic philosopher insofar as his philosophy is to represent a new approach away from the naturalistic categories that can be found in contemporary philosophy; (iv) his naturalistic perspectives are related to a notion of nature remote from the concept of nature proposed by contemporary naturalism; (v) the problem of morality in Nietzsche is related to his project of a transvaluation of values which is upheld by his notion of nature; (vi) the problem of morality in Nietzsche intends to seize the tragic element in its constitution.