O Louco, o Criminoso e o Gênio: Nietzsche e suas Fontes

The Madman, the Criminal, and the Genius: Nietzsche and his Sources

Authors

  • Oswaldo Giacoia Junior Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) e Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR)

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to gather elements for a reflection on some of the main scientific sources used by Friedrich Nietzsche to formulate his hypotheses on the nature of the criminal, the relationships between genius, madness and crime, and the main causes of criminality, in dialogue with the psychiatry and criminal anthropology of his time.

Keywords: criminality; atavism; degeneration; madness; heredity.

Author Biography

Oswaldo Giacoia Junior, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) e Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR)

Professor da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) e Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR).

Published

2024-07-23

How to Cite

Giacoia Junior, O. (2024). O Louco, o Criminoso e o Gênio: Nietzsche e suas Fontes: The Madman, the Criminal, and the Genius: Nietzsche and his Sources. Modernos & Contemporâneos - International Journal of Philosophy [issn 2595-1211], 8(18), 43–55. Retrieved from https://ojs.ifch.unicamp.br/index.php/modernoscontemporaneos/article/view/5273