RT Book
T1 Psychology in Nietzsche's criticism of religion: on splitting and loss of orientation
T2 Religion in philosophy and theology
JF Religion in philosophy and theology
A1 Henriksen, Jan-Olav 1961-
LA English
PP Tübingen
PB Mohr Siebeck
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1818664313
AB Friedrich Nietzsche claimed to be a psychologist. This claim is substantiated in his criticism of religion. In this book, Jan-Olav Henriksen provides new perspectives on Nietzsche's contribution to such criticism by applying elements from attachment theory and self-psychology. The result is that Nietzsche's insights into the problematic elements in religion point beyond what he was able to articulate based on the psychological resources available to him. Henriksen sheds new light on the psychological dimensions in Nietzsche's individualism, his understanding of God, morality, metaphysics and emotions, and demonstrates how Nietzsche's criticism of religion is rooted in both psychological splitting and a profound loss of the orientational resources religion provided in his childhood
SN 9783161617911
K1 philosophy of religion
K1 RELIGION / Comparative Religion
K1 RELIGION / General
K1 RELIGION / Philosophy
K1 Religionsphilosophie
K1 Theologie
K1 Theology
DO 10.1628/978-3-16-161821-5