Book Description
Renowned scholars explore and discuss Nietzsche's desire to challenge the very conception of philosophy, and his methods of doing so.
Author : Paul S. Loeb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,29 MB
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 110842225X
Renowned scholars explore and discuss Nietzsche's desire to challenge the very conception of philosophy, and his methods of doing so.
Author : Karl Löwith
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 30,18 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520065192
For Lowith, the centerpiece of Nietzsche's thought is the doctrine of eternal recurrence, a notion which Lowith, unlike Heidegger, deems incompatible with the will to power.
Author : Julian Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 33,40 MB
Release : 2006-04-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1107320879
In his first book, The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche observes that Greek tragedy gathered people together as a community in the sight of their gods, and argues that modernity can be rescued from 'nihilism' only through the revival of such a festival. This is commonly thought to be a view which did not survive the termination of Nietzsche's early Wagnerianism, but Julian Young argues, on the basis of an examination of all of Nietzsche's published works, that his religious communitarianism in fact persists through all his writings. What follows, it is argued, is that the mature Nietzsche is neither an 'atheist', an 'individualist', nor an 'immoralist': he is a German philosopher belonging to a German tradition of conservative communitarianism - though to claim him as a proto-Nazi is radically mistaken. This important reassessment will be of interest to all Nietzsche scholars and to a wide range of readers in German philosophy.
Author : Anthony K. Jensen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 13,55 MB
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1107027322
An exposition of the development of Nietzsche's philosophy of history in its historical context and of its relevance to contemporary theories.
Author : Mark T. Conard
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,45 MB
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1315310481
Nietzsche is undoubtedly one of the most original and influential thinkers in the history of philosophy. In his works, he not only grapples with previous great philosophers and their ideas, but he also calls into question and redefines what it means to do philosophy. Nietzsche and the Philosophers for the first time sets out to examine explicitly Nietzsche’s relationship to his most important predecessors. This anthology includes essays that discuss Nietzsche’s engagement with such figures as Aristotle, Kant, Socrates, Hume, Schopenhauer, Emerson, Rousseau, and the Buddha. Anyone interested in Nietzsche or the history of philosophy generally will find much of great interest in this volume.
Author : Christian Emden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 28,50 MB
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1107059631
This book examines Nietzsche's philosophical naturalism both historically and philosophically, establishing a link between his discussions of nature and normativity.
Author : Vanessa Lemm
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 26,11 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0823230279
This book explores the significance of human animality in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and provides the first systematic treatment of the animal theme in Nietzsche's corpus as a whole Lemm argues that the animal is neither a random theme nor a metaphorical device in Nietzsche's thought. Instead, it stands at the center of his renewal of the practice and meaning of philosophy itself. Lemm provides an original contribution to on-going debates on the essence of humanism and its future. At the center of this new interpretation stands Nietzsche's thesis that animal life and its potential for truth, history, and morality depends on a continuous antagonism between forgetfulness (animality) and memory (humanity). This relationship accounts for the emergence of humanity out of animality as a function of the antagonism between civilization and culture. By taking the antagonism of culture and civilization to be fundamental for Nietzsche's conception of humanity and its becoming, Lemm gives a new entry point into the political significance of Nietzsche's thought. The opposition between civilization and culture allows for the possibility that politics is more than a set of civilizational techniques that seek to manipulate, dominate, and exclude the animality of the human animal. By seeing the deep-seated connections of politics with culture, Nietzsche orients politics beyond the domination over life and, instead, offers the animality of the human being a positive, creative role in the organization of life. Lemm's book presents Nietzsche as the thinker of an emancipatory and affirmative biopolitics. This book will appeal not only to readers interested in Nietzsche, but also to anyone interested in the theme of the animal in philosophy, literature, cultural studies and the arts, as well as those interested in the relation between biological life and politics.
Author : Julian Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1107049857
The ten essays that comprise this volume wrestle with the tension between the individual and the community in Nietzsche's philosophy.
Author : Robert C. Solomon
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 30,11 MB
Release : 2012-11-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0307828379
What Nietzsche Really Said gives us a lucid overview -- both informative and entertaining -- of perhaps the most widely read and least understood philosopher in history. Friedrich Nietzsche's aggressive independence, flamboyance, sarcasm, and celebration of strength have struck responsive chords in contemporary culture. More people than ever are reading and discussing his writings. But Nietzsche's ideas are often overshadowed by the myths and rumors that surround his sex life, his politics, and his sanity. In this lively and comprehensive analysis, Nietzsche scholars Robert C. Solomon and Kathleen M. Higgins get to the heart of Nietzsche's philosophy, from his ideas on "the will to power" to his attack on religion and morality and his infamous Übermensch (superman). What Nietzsche Really Said offers both guidelines and insights for reading and understanding this controversial thinker. Written with sophistication and wit, this book provides an excellent summary of the life and work of one of history's most provocative philosophers.
Author : Eugen Fink
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 25,10 MB
Release : 2003-01-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780826459978
Nietzsche's Philosophy traces the passionate development of Nietzsche's thought from the aestheticism of The Birth of Tragedy through to the late doctrines of the "will to power" and "eternal return".Inspired by the phenomenological method of Edmund Husserl and by the work of Martin Heidegger, Fink exposes the central themes of Nietzsche's philosophy, revealing the philosopher who experiences thinking as a fate and who ultimately searches for an expression of his own ontological experience in a negative theology.