TY - JOUR AU - Langone, Laura PY - 2022/12/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Nietzsche and Emerson on History JF - The Agonist JA - AGON VL - 16 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.33182/agon.v16i2.2705 UR - https://journals.tplondon.com/agonist/article/view/2705 SP - 95-103 AB - <p><em>This paper aims to show how Nietzsche was influenced by Emerson in developing a conception of history as a set of values to be embodied in order to gain a deeper insight into the essence of reality. It is a conception that Nietzsche first expressed in his second Untimely Meditation, On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life (1874) and that fully developed in the period of his so-called “free spirit philosophy” (1878-1882). Firstly, I will briefly outline the relationship between Nietzsche and Emerson. Secondly, I will illustrate Emerson’s stance on history. Thirdly, I will show how Nietzsche drew from Emerson’s thought.</em></p> ER -