Nietzsche: génesis y validez de la moral

Abstract

Many interpretations of Nietzsche’s philosophy claim that his genealogical method challenges the universal validity of moral principles. Yet, when one scrutinizes his arguments in more detail, a much more complex problem is revealed. In the first place, we find Nietzsche ascertaining, through a quite distinctive use of so-called invisible-hand explanations, that morals is an artifice; this artificial character explaining away the diversity of customs in history. Secondly, we find that, despite Nietzsche’s radical criticism of morality, this very criticism relies on a certain criterion of validity, which cannot be reduced to the historical dimension, as he himself acknowledges. This paper critically interprets the latter criterion of validity.