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This paper is devoted to the economic problems dealt with in Nietzsche’s publications. First, it considers the references to the economists of his time. Then it examines the economic statements of Nietzsche. Some of them relate to Europe. They are the subject of a third part. In each part quotations from Nietzsche illustrate the contentions of the paper. A conclusion examines the significance of Nietzsche for economics.
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I thank Professor Jürgen Backhaus, to whom I am indebted for very useful guidelines on this subject, and Professor Wolfgang Drechsler, who was kind enough to comment on a previous draft of this text.
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van Meerhaeghe, M.A.G. (2006). Nietzsche and Economics. In: Backhaus, J.G., Drechsler, W. (eds) Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900). The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32980-2_3
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