posted on 2021-03-06, 10:26authored byPatrik Aspers
The aim of this paper is to present ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche’s work that are of special interest to sociologists. In order to do this, the relations of Nietzsche’s work to the sociology of today and to his own contemporary sociology are discussed. The most important idea is that he sees reality as a social construction. The idea of social construction is related to beliefs and values, power and interests of the actors. Nietzsche’s discussion of power and of the individual versus the collective are also analyzed.
Funding
The research has been financially supported by the foundation “Staten och Rätten”.
History
Original title
Friedrich Nietzsche as a Sociologist
Original language
English
ISSN
2002-7729
Publication date
2007-01-01
Affiliation (institution of first SU-affiliated author)
310 Sociologiska institutionen | Department of Sociology