Nietzsche, godfather of fascism?: on the uses and abuses of a philosophy
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press ©2002
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-332) and index
pt. 1. In theory -- - How to de-Nazify Nietzsche's philosophical anthropology? - Jacob Golomb -- - Misinterpretation as the author's responsibility (Nietzsche's fascism, for instance) - Berel Lang -- - Experiences with Nietzsche - Wolfgang Müller-Lauter -- - Nietzsche and "Hitler" - Alexander Nehamas -- - Nietzsche and the Jews - Menahem Brinker -- - Nietzsche contra Wagner on the Jews - Yirmiyahu Yovel -- - Between the cross and the swastika: a Nietzschean perspective - Robert S. Wistrich -- - pt. 2. In practice -- - Ecce Caesar: Nietzsche's imperial aspirations - Daniel W. Conway -- - Question of responsibility: Nietzsche with Hölderlin at war, 1914-1946 - Stanley Corngold, Geoffrey Waite -- - Elisabeth legend: the cleansing of Nietzsche and the sullying of his sister - Robert C. Holub -- - Nietzsche, Mussolini, and Italian fascism - Mario Sznajder -- - Nietzsche and the fascist dimension: the case of Ernst Jünger - David Ohana -- - Godfather too: Nazism as a Nietzschean "experiment" - Kurt Rudolf Fischer -- - Critique as apologetics: Nolte's interpretation of Nietzsche - Roderick Stackelberg
Nietzsche, the Godfather of Fascism? What can Nietzsche have in common with this murderous ideology? Frequently described as the "radical aristocrat" of the spirit, Nietzsche abhorred mass culture and strove to cultivate an Ubermensch endowed with exceptional mental qualities. What can such a thinker have in common with the fascistic manipulation of the masses for chauvinistic goals that crushed the autonomy of the individual?The question that lies at the heart of this collection is how Nietzsche came to acquire the deadly "honor" of being considered the philosopher of the Third Reich and whet
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ISBN:1400825334
9780691007106
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