A study on the perspectives analysing political impact of Nietzsche's philosophy

Nietzche, who had been identified with so many pejorative labels up until late 1950s, has joined a relatively new and positive labelling process by getting rid of the previous perception's negative aura. Although vigorous efforts in anglo-saxon world of science such as Walter Kaufmann's has helped Nietzsche to acquire this new positive label, in general terms it has been possible due to the thinkers who began to be influential in 20th century continental philosophy. During 1980s, Nietzsche has acquired the title of founding father of a socio-cultural movement, what we call today postmodernism. In this study, I would like to emphasise four main problematics. First, which category is appropriate to situate Nietzschean legacy: political, apolitical and/or anti-political? Shall we take Nietzsche's pronouncement that he is anti-political for granted or shall we try to understand the nature of this 'anti-political' by looking at his own works. Second, whose Nietzche are we talking about? For instance, is Alfred Baeumler's Nietzsche same as Michel Foucault, Richard Rorty and Sarah Kofman's? Third, we should touch upon the main dynamics behind the politicization of Nietzsche and Nazis-Nietzsche identification. Is it just because of the nature of Nietzschean philosophy or are there also different contextual dynamics behind this identifaction along with his vague writing style? Fourth, we shall examine how feminist epistemology has tactically appropriated Nietzschean legacy for its political agenda.