APROXIMAÇÕES ENTRE NIETZSCHE E A DECOLONIALIDADE

NOTAS PARA UMA REFLEXÃO CRÍTICA

Abstract

Nietzsche criticized Germany for importing elements of French culture, which, in his view, rendered it a nation of “cultural philistines.” Analogously, one can observe today, in countries that were subjected to European domination, an ideology characterized by the overvaluation of what is external. However, there is a particularity in the invaded territories: in these contexts, cultural valorization was imposed as a political project, aimed at degrading and silencing local traditions. Thus, the present philosophical investigation seeks to move beyond Nietzsche’s critique, examining the applicability of his reflections to contemporary society, particularly with regard to the culture of peoples historically subjugated by the colonial system in Brazil.