Författare: Pearson James Pearson

James Pearson has recently completed his PhD at Leiden University on Nietzsche”s philosophy of conflict. He is currently working on the relation of 19th Century German philosophy to problems in contemporary political theory. His dissertation undertakes a critique of Nietzsche”s conception of conflict in order to highlight the insufficiency of agonistic and militaristic interpretations of his thought. Aside from Nietzsche, he has published work on Wittgenstein, Hegel and Freud. James has also recently completed work on Wittgenstein as a visiting student at the University of Oxford. His recent publications include: ”Language, Sujectivity and the Agon: A Comparative Study of Nietzsche and Lyotard”, Logoi, 1:3 (2015); ”On Catharsis, Conflict and the Coherence of Nietzsche”s Agonism”, Nietzsche-Studien, 45:1 (2016); ”Wittgenstein on the Utility of Disagreement”, Social Theory & Practice 41:4 (2016).