Harman, ElizabethNehamas, AlexanderSimwinga, Joel2015-06-292026-09-302015-06-292026-09-302015-04-022015-06-29http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01z890rw57xhttps://theses-dissertations.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp01z890rw57xThis paper argues that Nietzsche’s views on women and femininity play a critical role in his philosophy. I challenge the popular notion that Nietzsche’s views on gender are simplistic and anti-women by offering a structural interpretation of his philosophical treatment of gender that accounts for patriarchy and social construction of gender identity, and by emphasizing his deep affinity for femininity.58 pagesen-USPrinceton University Senior Theses