Since the publication of Anscombe’s famous paper “Modern Moral Philosophy” (1958), virtue ethics has become a matter of discussion among scholars. At least four charges have been raised against virtue ethics, one of which is the charge of promoting undue enthusiasm regarding the moral fitness of human beings. This article explores the limits of virtue ethics with regard to the frailty of human ...

Resumo: Neste artigo eu analiso alguns momentos da influência e recepção de Nietzsche entre a Europa América (nomeadamente em Martin Heidegger, Giovanni Papini Josiah Royce) através uma perspectiva pragmatista, fim mostrar como um monismo seletivo pluralismo realista emergem suas interpretações Nietzsche. Com base nesta reconstrução teórica historiográfica, enfatizo que Nietzsche, tanto por mei...

in this research, the relation between political philosophy and power in political thought of leo strauss and michel foucault has been discussed. to nietzsche and his different definition of power, this concept had close relationship with centralization and political rulership, so that political philosophy as a seeking to reach the truth, its relation to power was defined as a reply to justify ...

Propõe-se a análise da obra Assim falava Zaratustra (1883-1885), do filósofo alemão Friedrich Nietzsche. Mais especificamente, detem-se ao segundo momento referida obra, Da redenção. Em certo sentido, – como uma espécie de máscara sobre o rosto Nietzsche apresenta boa parte doutrina nietzschiana: há um caminhar, ou travessia, que levará à jornada herói, tanto no plano conteúdo estilo narrar sua...

BACKGROUND Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), one of the most profound and influential modern philosophers, suffered since his very childhood from severe migraine. At 44 he had a mental breakdown ending in a dementia with total physical dependence due to stroke. From the very beginning, Nietzsche's dementia was attributed to a neurosyphilitic infection. Recently, this tentative diagnosis has beco...