Comparison and Contrast between Nietzsche’s and Peirce’s Conception of Method in Philosophy

Philosophy
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Comparison and Contrast between Nietzsche’s and Peirce’s Conception of Method in
Philosophy.................................................................................................................. 2
Method for Arriving at a Belief used by Nietzsche......................................................2
Method Privileged by Peirce....................................................................................... 4
References................................................................................................................. 6

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Comparison and Contrast between Nietzsche’s and Peirce’s Conception of Method in
Philosophy
The comparison between Nietzsche and Peirce seems to be odd since the only thing they had
common is that they lived almost at the same time. They had not only different writing styles but
also different philosophical concepts. The primary interest of Nietzsche was culture while the
primary interest of Peirce was logic. The vision of Nietzsche in philosophy was creativity, and
according to him, creativity is a function of degree and is decided by the powers to suppress the
desires and passion in services (Jackson 107-141). He had explained physiologically and
psychologically about creativity in his theory of affects.
Nietzsche’s concept of creativity could be interpreted on the basis of celebrating and living life
creatively. He had categorized creativity into two parts, the Dionysian and the Apollonian. The
first concept was based on the aspects of passionate emotions, while the second concept was
based on the aspects of rational intellect. On the other hand, the vision of Peirce in philosophy
was an analysis of the nature of belief. Peirce considered that belief is a stable and pleasing
concept and provides satisfaction to the people (Peirce 1-15). So, people cling to them and lead
an individual towards shaping his or her actions and guiding his or her desires. The methods used
by Peirce for setting beliefs are the method of tenacity, method of authority, method of priori and
the scientific method (Pollock and Agler 245-269).
Method for Arriving at a Belief used by Nietzsche
The scientific method to arrive at the belief of Peirce was used Nietzsche since Nietzsche
believed in reality, and this method set the beliefs that correspond to reality. In an ideal world,
the beliefs must be considered objectively free from subjective thinking so that the assumptions