Nietzsche's Philosophy of History

Nietzsche's Philosophy of History
Author: Anthony K. Jensen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2013-07-04
Genre: 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.

Nietzsche and the Philosophers

Nietzsche and the Philosophers
Author: Mark T. Conard
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2016-12-08
Genre: 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.

Nietzsche and Philosophy

Nietzsche and Philosophy
Author: Gilles Deleuze
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2006-05-10
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780826490759

Presents important accounts of Nietzsche's philosophy. The author shows how Nietzsche began a new way of thinking which breaks with the dialectic as a method and escapes the confines of philosophy itself.

The Philosophy of Nietzsche

The Philosophy of Nietzsche
Author: Rex Welson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2014-12-18
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1317489136

This important new introduction to Nietzsche's philosophical work provides readers with an excellent framework for understanding the central concerns of his philosophical and cultural writings. It shows how Nietzsche's ideas have had a profound influence on European philosophy and why, in recent years, Nietzsche scholarship has become the battleground for debates between the analytic and continental traditions over philosophical method. The book is divided into three parts. In the first part, the author discusses morality, religion and nihilism to show why Nietzsche rejects certain components of the Western philosophical and religious traditions as well as the implications of this rejection. In the second part, the author explores Nietzsche's ambivalent and sophisticated reflections on some of philosophy's biggest questions. These include his criticisms of metaphysics, his analysis of truth and knowledge, and his reflections on the self and consciousness. In the final section, Welshon discusses some of the ways in which Nietzsche transcends, or is thought to transcend, the Western philosophical tradition, with chapters on the will to power, politics, and the flourishing life.

What Nietzsche Really Said

What Nietzsche Really Said
Author: Robert C. Solomon
Publisher: Schocken
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012-11-07
Genre: 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.

Nietzsche's Philosophy

Nietzsche's Philosophy
Author: Eugen Fink
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2003-01-02
Genre: 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.

Nietzsche's Philosophy of the Eternal Recurrence of the Same

Nietzsche's Philosophy of the Eternal Recurrence of the Same
Author: Karl Löwith
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1997
Genre: 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.

Nietzsche's Philosophy of Religion

Nietzsche's Philosophy of Religion
Author: Julian Young
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 4
Release: 2006-04-06
Genre: 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.

Reading Nietzsche

Reading Nietzsche
Author: Robert C. Solomon
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1988
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780195066739

Paying particular attention to the issue of how to read Nietzsche, this book presents a series of accessible essays on the work of this influential German philosopher. The contributions include many of the leading Nietzsche scholars in the United States today - Frithjof Bergmann, Arthur Danto, Bernd Magnus, Christopher Middleton, Lars Gustaffson, Alexander Nehamas, Richard Schacht, Gary Shapiro, and Ivan Soll - and the majority of the essays have never been published. Works discussed include On the Genealogy of Morals, Beyond Good and Evil, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Twilight of the Idols, and The Will to Power.