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The present essay provides a groundwork for the study of the category of friendship in the life and works of Friedrich Nietzsche. The issue in question may be considered on numerous levels and the main presumption behind the present research is that of a close connection between the life and work of Nietzsche. The key role in this respect seems to be played by the philosopher’s correspondence. Apart from an outline of the problem and a presentation of the scale of Nietzsche’s friendships the text comprises an analysis of the speech on friendship found in Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The vision of friendship evoked there may be considered as that of an ideal friendship and, indeed, it was perceived as such by Carl Gustav Jung, who put forward the thesis that the Nietzschean ideal in this respect was simply unattainable, and that Nietzsche himself, due to his neurotic personality, was incapable of friendship. Karl Jasepers, however, expressed a contrary opinion, pointing to the exceptional role of Nietzsche’s friendships in the philosopher’s life. According to Jaspers, a study of Nietzsche’s numerous friendships is an indispensable tool to explore both his personality and the core of his ideas. While the question of Nietzsche’s neuroticism remains unsolvable, the fact that he approached the subject of friendship in his various biographical entanglements as well as in Translated by Dorota Chabrajska Keywords: Friedrich Nietzsche, friendship, loneliness, Carl Gustav Jung, Karl Jaspers, psychoanalysis Contact: Pliki do pobrania: » Gromadzki.fragment.pdf | |
