Sobre la concepción nietzscheana de la creencia: Análisis de su sentido “afirmador y negador” de la vida

Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of the present paper is to offer an approach to Nietzsche’s philosophy from the point of view of the notion of “belief” (der Glaube). The starting point of our analysis is the general question about the sense of belief in Nietzsche. The following definition serves as a working hypothesis: belief is the act of saying-yes, of “holding-for-true” (das fürwahr-halten). According to one’s way of comprehending the truth such a statement may conduce to nihilism and represent the “negation of life” (die Verneinung des Lebens) or may overcome nihilism and signify the “affirmation of life” (das Leben-Bejahen). Our research is an overview of the general sense of belief, which follows the chronological evolution of the Nietzschean reflection. Our purpose is to explain some common aspects shared by every belief.