ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests that Nietzsche both embraces constructivism and criticizes anthropomorphic interpretations. Nietzsche can deny the circularity by saying either that subjects are distinct from objects or that whatever constructs objects gains conditions of identity through experience of itself and the world. Nietzsche holds that belief in the subject-action conception of the subject lures philosophers into thinking that objects have natures ontologically independent of changes they might undergo. This form of anthropomorphism leads to a view of objecthood that assumes intrinsic properties constitute an object's identity. The chapter also suggests that Nietzsche can respond to objections concerning unperceived objects by appeal to Kant's conception of empirical reality. It aims to show that Nietzsche's constructivism is compatible with his other philosophical views and that his constructivism is not a hopelessly defective philosophical position on its own terms.
