CultureLab • Seminar

Peter Kail

Genealogy, Williams, Hume, and Nietzsche

In Truth and Truthfulness Bernard Williams introduces his notion of genealogy and illustrates its features by appealing to aspects of the work of Friedrich Nietzsche and David Hume. Williams, however, does not discuss these two thinkers in any great detail in this connection. This paper, therefore, goes into further detail, and contests some key claims Williams makes about these two thinkers.

Bio

Peter Kail is Official Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, and Associate Professor in the History of Modern Philosophy at St Peter’s College, University of Oxford. He has written books on David Hume, George Berkeley, and Friedrich Nietzsche.


Event supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e para a Tecnologia) of the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science under the project UIDB/00183/2020.

Lisbon Nietzsche Seminar
Date
09/09/2024
Time
11:00 – 12:30
Research Groups
Lisbon Nietzsche Group
Place
Colégio Almada Negreiros (Campus Campolide), Room SE1
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