Nietzsche: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Nietzsche: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192854148

ISBN-10: 0192854143

ISBN-13: 9780192854148

Edition: 2000

Authors: Michael Tanner

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The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was almost wholly neglected during his sane life, which came to an abrupt end in 1889. Since then he has been appropriated as an icon by an astonishingly diverse spectrum of people, whose interpretations of his thought range from the highly irrational to the firmly analytical. Thus Spoke Zarathustra introduced the 'superman' and The Twilight of the Idols developed the 'Will to Power' concept; these term, together with 'Sklavenmoral' and 'Herrenmoral', became confused with the rise of nationalism in Germany. Idiosyncratic and aphoristic, Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's readable…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 4.49" wide x 7.05" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English



The image of Nietzsche


Tragedy: birth, death, rebirth


Disillusionment and withdrawal


Morality and its discontents


The one thing needful


Prophecy


Occupying the high ground


Masters and slaves


Philosophizing with a hammer


Abbreviations


Further Reading


Index