The title of Babette Babich’s recent book might surprise many readers. While many would agree that Nietzsche undertakes a critique of science or Wissenschaft, and of the concepts of objectivity and truth which it presupposes, there appears to be little evidence in Nietzsche’s work of the type of sustained, critical reflection which would merit being called a philosophy of science. The central aim of Babich’s book is to reverse this impression. With an impressive knowledge of Nietzsche’s oeuvre a…
Read moreThe title of Babette Babich’s recent book might surprise many readers. While many would agree that Nietzsche undertakes a critique of science or Wissenschaft, and of the concepts of objectivity and truth which it presupposes, there appears to be little evidence in Nietzsche’s work of the type of sustained, critical reflection which would merit being called a philosophy of science. The central aim of Babich’s book is to reverse this impression. With an impressive knowledge of Nietzsche’s oeuvre and a keen eye for the nuances of his texts, Babich persuasively argues that the problem of science is central to Nietzsche’s work, by showing how, for Nietzsche, science and art are inextricably linked.
