A philosophically sophisticated introduction to Nietzsche's most widely read book, for readers coming to the text - and Nietzsche - for the first timeWritten by an internationally respected scholar who has worked with Nietzsche for years and knows his work very wellOffers close textual analysis...

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1. Verfasser:	Guay, Robert (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Schriftenreihe:	Edinburgh Critical Guides to Nietzsche : ECGN
Schlagworte:	Philosophy PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
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Zusammenfassung:	A philosophically sophisticated introduction to Nietzsche's most widely read book, for readers coming to the text - and Nietzsche - for the first timeWritten by an internationally respected scholar who has worked with Nietzsche for years and knows his work very wellOffers close textual analysis of how Nietzsche's narrative and rhetorical strategies function as philosophical argumentProvides a philosophically independent and fresh approach to the textExplains the methodological issues that Nietzsche raises with respect to psychological, social and historical phenomenaAnalyses Nietzsche's entire philosophical enterprise, showing how the critique of moral values is related to concerns about agency, self-knowledge and truthIncludes a chronology of Nietzsche's life and work, a glossary of key terms, an index of names and subjects and a guide to further readingRobert Guay provides the interpretive and philosophical context to help new readers of Nietzsche understand both On the Genealogy of Morality and Nietzsche's thought more widely. He shows how Nietzsche's narratives engage with philosophical issues about agency, self-knowledge, historical explanation and the critique of morality.On the Genealogy of Morality has become the most common point of entry into Nietzsche's thought. It offers relatively straightforward, sustained explanatory narratives addressing many of the main ideas of Nietzsche's mature thought, such as will to power, nihilism, perspectivism, the value of truth and the critique of morality. At the same time, it is challenging to understand because Nietzsche intended it as an expansion and elaboration of his existing ideas
Beschreibung:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Mai 2022)
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (240 pages)
ISBN:	9781474430791
DOI:	10.1515/9781474430791