E-LOGOS 2015, 22(2):61-70 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.423

Instinct and Ego: Nietzsche's perspective

Khalid Jamil Rawat
Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan

Keywords: instinct, ego, Nietzsche.

In Nietzsche's thought the criticism of the concept of ego occupies a dominant position. In Nietzsche's philosophy, the ego-both as a moral and as an epistemological subject--has received a serious criticism. Nietzsche views that the concept of ego, reason and consciousness have resulted from the breakup of human existence from a more natural state - a state in which instinctual activity dominated the human life. Nietzsche's concept of ego is closely related to his understanding of human instincts. The following article is an attempt to see the connection between the concept of ego and human instincts in Nietzsche's philosophy.

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Rawat, K.J. (2015). Instinct and Ego: Nietzsche's perspective. E-LOGOS, 22(2), 61-70. doi: 10.18267/j.e-logos.423
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