Nietzsche and the Transcendence of His Time: Between the Past and the Future

Vânia Dutra Azeredo

doi:10.31649/sent45.01.033

Nietzsche and the Transcendence of His Time: Between the Past and the Future

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Vânia Dutra Azeredo Philosophy at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9519-6194

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https://doi.org/10.31649/sent45.01.033

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modernity, hierarchy of values, postmodernity, philosophical discourse, subjectivity

Abstract

The article argues that Nietzsche's philosophical discourse surpasses modernity without fitting into postmodernity, because this thinker criticizes the articulation axes of modernity, as interpreted by Habermas, and distances itself from the postmodern condition from Lyotard's perspective. We emphasize Nietzsche’s rejection of traditional discursive bias through his critique of the specular subject. He introduces the concept of a “social structure of many souls” as a way of revising and surpassing modern subjectivity. At the same time, a central problem remains, the hierarchy of values.This shows that Nietzsche does not abandon criteria, even while rejecting foundational principles. For this reason, his thought must be distinguished from postmodernity.

Author Biography

Vânia Dutra Azeredo, Philosophy at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

PhD in Philosophy, Professor in the Department of Philosophy

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2026-04-30

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Azeredo, V. D. (2026). Nietzsche and the Transcendence of His Time: Between the Past and the Future. Sententiae, 45(1), 33–51. https://doi.org/10.31649/sent45.01.033

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