Abstract
In a note to G.R.S. Mead's "Quests Old and New", where he found a section devoted to Hans Vaihinger's ideas, Fernando Pessoa reflects on the consequences of the fictionalist approach to both our perception of the I and the value of consciousness. These questions correspond to some statements that we find in Nietzsche's writings, which Vaihinger refers to in his "Die Philosophie des Als-ob". The paper aims to compare Nietzsche's and Pessoa's view of the I and consciousness, and to deal with their view of subjectivity by referring to Vaihinger's fictionalism.
| Translated title of the contribution | Fernando Pessoa's Psychological Fictionalism |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 219-257 |
| Number of pages | 38 |
| Journal | Odradek. Studies in Philosophy of Literature, Aesthetics and New Media Theories |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Fernando Pessoa
- Nietzsche
- Hans vaihinger
- fictionalism
- subjectivity
- Poetry