The Eternal Recurrence in Borges, Blanqui, Whitman: Returns of Philosophy from Nietzsche
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eternal return, metaphysics, repetition, memory, infinityAbstract
As Nietzsche, Jorge Luis Borges sensed that eternal recurrence should somewhat relate to eternity. In his version, it is not the subject who ended up being eternal, but only the instant that returns. In contrast with Borges and Nietzsche’s eternal recurrence, this essay tries to show that we can find a thorough and comprehensive metaphysics in Auguste Blanqui’s version, which was elaborated in the nineteenth century. Finally, we will maintain that Walt Whitman’s work should be understood from Blanqui’s scheme too, and not
(as Borges does) from what Whitman has in common with Nietzsche’s philosophy.
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