The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast PREMIUM-Episode 61: Nietzsche on Truth and Skepticism
Aug 15, 2012
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Truth Emerges From Social Need
- Nietzsche frames truth's origin as a social convention born from the need to avoid harm and coordinate action.
- Language and early 'laws of truth' arise as practical tools, not disinterested mirrors of reality.
Intellect Bent By Self-Interest
- Nietzsche argues the intellect is inherently deceptive, shaped by self-preservation and social interests.
- The drive for truth coexists with and even produces dissimulation and social manipulation.
Objective Truth Is Implausible
- Nietzsche attacks the ideal of an objective, disinterested 'truth' accessible to us in itself.
- He sees objective truth as contradictory given language and cognition are interest-laden tools.