Nietzsche and Darwin

Jean Gayon (1, 2)

1 REHSEIS (UMR_7596) - Recherches Epistémologiques et Historiques sur les Sciences Exactes et les Institutions Scientifiques
2 IHPST - Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques

There is no doubt that Nietzsche, the most famous philosopher of the second half of the nineteenth century, was concerned with Darwin. This essay aims to provide a systematic evaluation of Nietzsche's work in those areas in which he felt the necessity to position himself with regard to Darwin, or "Darwinism," as he knew it.

Mots clés: Darwinism; philosophy of science

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences

Jean Gayon. Nietzsche and Darwin. Michael Ruse, Jane Maienschein, eds. Biology and the Foundations of Ethics, Cambridge University Press, pp.154-197, 1999. ⟨halshs-00775506⟩