May 21, 2025Open Access

vii—Nietzschean Genealogy and Philosophical Methodology

Key Points

Nietzschean genealogies reveal fragmentation in philosophical domains, questioning purported coherence.
Core philosophical principles like moral judgements face challenges from deconstructive approaches, promoting internal conflict.
Assessment of philosophical methodology highlights dangers of imposing systematicity in analytical frameworks.
Such genealogies support counter-reconciliatory and anti-noetic projects in philosophy and social theory.

Abstract

Abstract This paper explores how Nietzschean ‘deconstructive genealogies’ challenge core elements of philosophical methodology and social thought. Deconstructive genealogies reveal fragmentation and internal conflict within domains often presumed to be unified, such as our moral judgements. They thereby challenge projects of 'systematizing conservativism' that aim to impose coherence and systematicity on these domains through methods like conceptual analysis, functional explication, and reflective equilibrium. Moreover, inappropriate imposition of systematicity can likewise be a problem in social theory. The upshot is that such genealogies are often employed for ‘counter-reconciliatory’ projects in philosophy and ‘anti-noetic’ approaches in social theory.

vii—Nietzschean Genealogy and Philosophical Methodology

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