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Nietzsche and James on the Value of Constructing Objects

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Abstract

In this paper, I first suggest that Nietzsche and James, two otherwise very different thinkers, both endorse the controversial constructivist view that human representational practices bring all material objects into existence. I then explore their views concerning why and how constructivism can play a vital role in helping us find reality and our lives valuable.

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Received: 2018-08-03
Accepted: 2018-10-25
Published Online: 2018-12-05
Published in Print: 2018-11-01

© by Justin Remhof, published by De Gruyter

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