Nietzsche
A Beginner's Guide
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2012
224 pages
978-1-78074-170-3 (ISBN)
Description
Often quoted yet highly divisive, Nietzsche remains an enigma long after his death. This clear primer moves deftly through the controversy to examine the philosopher's work in the context of his tumultuous childhood and Christian upbringing. Discussing his infamous declaration that God is dead, his posthumous association with Nazism, and his criticisms of conventional morality, this book is the ideal introduction to the much debated thinker and his extensive legacy.
Reviews / Votes
"A sympathetic, measured interpretation of his most difficult and notorious teachings. Wicks is an able guide through the labyrinthe of Nietzsche's philosophy." * Daniel Conway - Professor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University and Editor of the Journal of *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
File size
0,27 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78074-170-3 (9781780741703)
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08/2010
Oneworld Publications
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Person
Robert Wicks is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Auckland. His other books include Modern French Philosophy and Kant on Judgement.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The churchyard echoes of Röcken
- From Jerusalem to Athens
- Arthur Schopenhauer and the problem of evil
- 2 The worship of wildlife
- The feral Dionysus and the beautiful Apollo
- European culture in decline
- Greek tragedy as a transcendence-festival
- The rebirth of tragedy in Nietzsche's Germany
- Truth, from the perspective of life
- 3 God's death
- Spiritual crisis and the healthful Greeks long lost
- Nihilism and the "death of God"
- Nietzsche as physician for modern Europe
- The diagnosis: theism is a spiritual debilitation
- Breaking the news: communicating to a senseless patient
- Nietzsche's rejuvenating injections
- 4 Dissolving the shadows of God
- Truth as a paralyzing Medusa
- The nature of life: beyond good and evil
- The tougher facts of life: the will to power
- The religion of life: the eternal recurrence
- The ideal of life: being in superhuman health
- 5 Nietzsche's seduction of truth
- Ravaging knowledge
- Amending reality's split
- The truth as a face in the clouds
- 6 Embracing life versus embracing
- Life-affirmation and the world's imperfection
- Existence-affirmation and the world's perfection
- The aesthetic justifications of life and existence
- 7 The contemporary shadows of Nietzsche
- Nietzsche and Nazism
- Nietzsche and twentieth-century French philosophy
- Conclusion: Nietzsche, the jester of metamorphosis
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Nietzsche's Writings
- Books about Nietzsche
- Collected essays on Nietzsche
- Related works
- Index
