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177Nietzsche’s Perspectivism as an Epistemological and Meta-Ethical PositionNietzscheforschung 28 (1): 263-287. 2021.In the recent literature, it has been argued that Nietzsche’s perspectivism should not be reconstructed as an epistemological position. This article criticizes both this view and interpretations that reduce perspectivism to a theory of knowledge. It claims that “perspectivism” is also an appropriate name for Nietzsche’s meta-ethical position. The paper argues that Nietzsche should be interpreted as an anti-realist and moral skeptic. Its epistemological claim is that Nietzsche perspectivism provi…Read more
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177Die Macht des KapitalsIn Phillip H. Roth (ed.), Macht: Aktuelle Perspektiven aus Philosophie und Sozialwissenschaften, Campus. 2016.
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63New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus (edited book)De Gruyter. 2018.Focusing on the plurality of irreconcilable conceptions of social and political justice, this book presents an array of new perspectives on the topic of distributive justice. Bringing together 30 original essays of well-established and young international scholars, the volume is essential reading for anyone interested in social and political justice.
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56The “Übermensch” as a Social and Political Task: A Study in the Continuity of Nietzsche’s Political ThoughtIn Manuel Knoll & Barry Stocker (eds.), Nietzsche as Political Philosopher, De Gruyter. pp. 239-266. 2014.This paper aims to show the continuity and unity of Nietzsche’s political thought. Its first thesis the claim is made that The Greek State and the third Untimely Meditation already contain essential elements of Nietzsche’s later conception of the “Übermensch”, the meaning of which is better understood by connecting it to arguments articulated in these early writings. According to the second thesis of this paper, Nietzsche conceives the generation of a higher type of man or “Übermensch” not…Read more
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47Aristóteles y el pensamiento político aristocráticoRevista de Filosofía 73 87-106. 2017.Según una influyente línea interpretativa, la mejor polis de Aristóteles debe ser considerada una politeia. Esta corriente predomina aún hoy entre los eruditos alemanes. En tanto paladina de la “social democracia aristotélica”, Martha Nussbaum pertenece también a esta línea exegética. En oposición a tales interpretaciones, este ensayo defiende la tesis de que Aristóteles pertenece a la tradición de pensamiento político aristocrático. Esta tradición se remonta a Teognis, Heráclito y Platón y se i…Read more
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34Martha Nussbaum and Aristotle on Distributive Justice and EqualityPolis 39 (3): 498-526. 2022.This article gives a detailed analysis of Nussbaum’s ‘capabilities approach’ and her claim that it is a genuinely Aristotelian contemporary po-litical philosophy. The paper examines how Nussbaum bases her ‘capabilities approach’ on human nature and questions her assertion that both Aristotle’s account of human nature and her own approach are not metaphysical. In order to analyze the normative dimension of Nussbaum’s ‘capabilities approach’, this article focuses on Aristotle’s doctrine of distrib…Read more
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29Does Rawls’s First Principle of Justice Allow for Consensus? A NoteIn Manuel Knoll, Stephen Snyder & Nurdane Şimşek (eds.), New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus, De Gruyter. pp. 127-130. 2018.
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28New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus (edited book)De Gruyter. 2019.Distributive justice is one of the most discussed topics in political philosophy. Focusing on the plurality of irreconcilable conceptions of social and political justice, this book presents an array of new perspectives on the topic. Bringing together 30 original essays of well-established and young international scholars, the volume is essential reading for anyone interested in social and political justice.
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27Introduction: Two Opposing Conceptions of Distributive JusticeIn Manuel Knoll, Stephen Snyder & Nurdane Şimşek (eds.), New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus, De Gruyter. pp. 1-20. 2018.The concept of distributive justice and its history are far more complex than most contemporary scholars are aware of. This introduction to the volume "New Perspectives on Distributive Justice" elucides the different meanings of the concept in the tradition of Plato and Aristotle on the one hand, and in contemporary political philosophy on the other.
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26Author IndexIn Manuel Knoll, Stephen Snyder & Nurdane Şimşek (eds.), New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus, De Gruyter. pp. 545-550. 2018.
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24Martha Nussbaum und AristotelesArchiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 101 (1): 32-51. 2015.This paper gives a detailed analysis of Nussbaum's,,capabilities approach“ and her claim that it is a genuinely Aristotelian contemporary political philosophy. The paper comprehensively examines how Nussbaum bases her approach on human nature and questions her assertion that Aristotle's account of human nature and her approach are not metaphysical. It analyses the normative dimension of her,,capabilities approach“ and shows how she adopts and modifies Aristotle's doctrine of distributive justice…Read more
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22Notes on ContributorsIn Manuel Knoll, Stephen Snyder & Nurdane Şimşek (eds.), New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus, De Gruyter. pp. 541-544. 2018.
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22Deep Disagreements on Social and Political Justice: Their Meta-Ethical Relevance and the Need for a New Research PerspectiveIn Manuel Knoll, Stephen Snyder & Nurdane Şimşek (eds.), New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus, De Gruyter. pp. 23-52. 2018.This article starts off with a historical section showing that deep disagreements among notions of social and political justice are a characteristic feature of the history of political thought. Since no agreement or consensus on distributive justice is possible, the article argues that political philosophers should – instead of continuously proposing new normative theories of justice – focus on analyzing the reasons, significance, and consequences of such kinds of disagreements. The next two sec…Read more
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22Plato, epistemology and ethics - (m.) bonazzi, (f.) forcignanò, (A.) ulacco (edd.) Thinking, knowing, acting: Epistemology and ethics in Plato and ancient Platonism. (Brill's Plato studies 3.) pp. VIII + 332. Leiden and boston: Brill, 2019. Cased, €154, us$185. Isbn: 978-90-04-39898-6 (review)The Classical Review 70 (2): 342-344. 2020.
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21Subject IndexIn Manuel Knoll, Stephen Snyder & Nurdane Şimşek (eds.), New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus, De Gruyter. pp. 551-564. 2018.
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21Michael Walzer: Sphären der Gerechtigkeit ein kooperativer Kommentar (edited book)Franz Steiner Verlag. 2014.Was bedeutet soziale und politische Gerechtigkeit? Wie konnen der Sozialstaat und die dazu notigen Umverteilungen von Einkommen und Vermogen gerechtfertigt werden? Uber diese Fragen wurde in den letzten Jahrzehnten ausgiebig geforscht und diskutiert. Die vielleicht bemerkenswertesten Antworten prasentierte der amerikanische Philosoph Michael Walzer in seinem 1983 erschienenen Werk Spheres of Justice. Die funfzehn Beitrage des Bandes kommentieren die verschiedenen Massstabe einer gerechten Vertei…Read more
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21Table of ContentsIn Manuel Knoll, Stephen Snyder & Nurdane Şimşek (eds.), New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus, De Gruyter. 2018.
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20Michael Walzer’s Republican Theory of Distributive JusticeCroatian Journal of Philosophy 19 (1): 81-98. 2019.This article presents a republican interpretation of Michael Walzer’s theory of distributive justice and of his idea of complex equality. It demonstrates that Spheres of Justice is not only a defense of pluralism and equality, but also of liberty or freedom. Like Quentin Skinner and Philip Pettit, Walzer understands liberty as non-domination. For Walzer, a just distribution of all social goods leads to a “complex egalitarian society” in which every citizen is equally free from domination and tyr…Read more
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20FrontmatterIn Manuel Knoll, Stephen Snyder & Nurdane Şimşek (eds.), New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus, De Gruyter. 2018.
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19Nietzsches begriff der sozialen gerechtigkeitNietzsche Studien 38 (1): 156-181. 2009.Up to now researchers have maintained that Nietzsche’s philosophy has no concept of social justice or have hardly noticed such a concept. On the contrary, this article argues that social justice plays an important role in Nietzsche’s political thinking. It shows that his conception of justice is modelled after Plato’s antique concept of political justice. The main thesis of the paper is that this conception is embodied in Nietzsche’s notion of a well-ordered state or society. An additional thes…Read more
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18List of AbbreviationsIn Manuel Knoll, Stephen Snyder & Nurdane Şimşek (eds.), New Perspectives on Distributive Justice: Deep Disagreements, Pluralism, and the Problem of Consensus, De Gruyter. 2018.
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1810. Aristoteles: Die Naturphilosophie und die MetaphysikIn Antike Griechische Philosophie, De Gruyter. pp. 255-276. 2017.
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188. Platon: Die Theorie der Erkenntnis, der Ideen und der SeeleIn Antike Griechische Philosophie, De Gruyter. pp. 199-228. 2017.
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17Since the early 20th century, two new disciplines emerged in the tradition of analytic philosophy: meta-ethics and political epistemology. Nevertheless, debates on such questions go back to the ancient Greeks and, in particular, to the debates between Plato and Protagoras. This article elucidates the controversy between Plato and the influential sophist Protagoras from the perspective of contemporary meta-ethics and political epistemology. It argues that the main motivation of Plato’s philosophi…Read more
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1712. Die hellenistische Philosophie: Stoa, Epikur und SkepsisIn Antike Griechische Philosophie, De Gruyter. pp. 305-342. 2017.
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16Nietzsche’s Jewish Problem and Great Politics: The Continued Research Interest in his Political ThoughtNietzsche Studien 47 (1): 473-487. 2018.After presenting an overview of the research on Nietzsche’s political thought, this article discusses Robert C. Holub’s book Nietzsche’s Jewish Problem. While Holub talks about Nietzsche’s “eugenic calculations”, he does not mention his notion of a “great politics”, which aims at breeding superior humans. This notion is central for Hugo Drochon’s Nietzsche’s Great Politics and Gary Shapiro’s Nietzsche’s Earth. Great Events, Great Politics, which are critically examined in the article. Shapiro’s …Read more
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16Aristotle on the Demise and Stability of Political SystemsAraucaria 24 (49). 2022.This article examines Aristotle’s theory of ‘factional conflict’ in Book 5 of the Politics and claims that it is mainly directed against the a-historical account of constitutional change Plato develops in the Republic. Aristotle’s investigation of the causes of stasis is oriented towards the normative political goal of stabilizing political orders and preventing their ‘change’ into different ones. This article argues that the constitution Aristotle calls ‘polity’ constitutes his solution to the …Read more
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15Aristotle’s Understanding of Democratic Justice and His Distinction between Two Kinds of Equality: A ResponsePolis 40 (2): 210-220. 2023.This short article is a response to Douglas Cairns, Mirko Canevaro, and Kleanthis Mantzouranis, who in Polis 39 (2022) explicitly criticize both of my previous interpretations of Aristotle’s view of democratic justice and of the relation of proportional and numerical equality. Against Cairns et al., I argue that there is no tension or contradiction between Aristotle’s statements on these two kinds of equality and on democratic justice. The paper suggests a new reading of Aristotle’s texts that s…Read more
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15Introduction: Nietzsche as political philosopherIn Manuel Knoll & Barry Stocker (eds.), Nietzsche as Political Philosopher, De Gruyter. pp. 1-36. 2014.
Manuel Dr. Knoll
Turkish-German University Istanbul
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Turkish-German University IstanbulProfessor