Nietzsche's criticisms of Kantian morality

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Binici, Başta Başar
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The purpose of this study is to explain and evaluate Nietzsche’s criticisms of Kantian morality. Kantian morality has greatly influenced western moral thought. Nietzsche’s criticisms focus on the scientific and universal character of this philosophy. This work focuses on the ideas of ‘freedom’, ‘autonomy’, ‘individual virtues’ and ‘morality as a science’. In order to understand and analyze Nietzsche’s critiques, his epistemological criticisms are also evaluated.
Individual ethics., Character., Virtue.
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612655/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/19897
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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B. B. Binici, “Nietzsche’s criticisms of Kantian morality,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2010.
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