Unamuno and Nietzsche: A tragic encounter in the face of Schopenhauer

Abstract

The position that Unamuno assumes throughout his work Del sentimiento trágico de la vida en los hombres y en los pueblos is striking in comparison with Nietzsche's position. In this essay, this particular theme is approached through a confrontation of both positions and the hypothesis is held that although they are not identical, they certainly have a methodological closeness, and not so much in terms of the ideas that are defended. For this purpose, we will resort to an exegetical analysis, taking as a point of reference the explicit mentions that Unamuno makes of Nietzsche in his Del sentimiento trágico de la vida en los hombres y en los pueblos, in order to, subsequently, demonstrate from them the methodological closeness of the authors, as well as to try to elaborate an evaluation of the criticisms launched by Unamuno against Nietzsche.