This chapter introduces the subject of the book by hinting at Friedrich Nietzsche’s insight that every society and individual is guided by a Menschenbild—a basic conception of what it means to be human. It points to the formative role such Menschenbilder play in shaping moral, legal, and cultural orders, and thus prepares the ground for the book’s exploration of their nature, function, and influence.

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Introduction

  • Michael Zichy

摘要

This chapter introduces the subject of the book by hinting at Friedrich Nietzsche’s insight that every society and individual is guided by a Menschenbild—a basic conception of what it means to be human. It points to the formative role such Menschenbilder play in shaping moral, legal, and cultural orders, and thus prepares the ground for the book’s exploration of their nature, function, and influence.