A (R)evaluation of Nietzsche's Anti-democratic Pedagogy: The Overman, Perspectivism, and Self-overcoming

作者：Jonas Mark E^*

来源：Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2009, 28(2): 153-169.

DOI：10.1007/s11217-008-9107-1

• Nietzsche
• Self-overcoming
• Self-mastery
• Perspectivism
• Overman
• Will to power
• Education
• Pedagogy

In this paper, I argue that Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of self-overcoming has been largely misinterpreted in the philosophy of education journals. The misinterpretation partially stems from a misconstruction of Nietzsche's perspectivism, and leads to a conception of self-overcoming that is inconsistent with Nietzsche's educational ideals. To show this, I examine some of the prominent features of the so-called "debate" of the 1980s surrounding Nietzsche's conception of self-overcoming. I then offer an alternative conception that is more consistent with Nietzsche's thought, and provides a more nuanced understanding of Nietzsche's "anti-democratic" pedagogy. Ultimately, I argue that while Nietzsche's educational philosophy is not egalitarian, it can be effectively utilized in "democratic" classrooms, assuming his concept of self-overcoming is properly construed.

• 出版日期2009-3
• 单位南宁师范大学