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Informationen zum Autor Arthur Danto Klappentext Few philosophers are as widely read or as widely misunderstood as Friedrich Nietzsche. When Danto's classic study was first published in 1965! many regarded Nietzsche as a brilliant but somewhat erratic thinker. Danto! however! presented a radically different picture! arguing that Nietzsche offered a systematic and coherent philosophy that anticipated many of the questions that define contemporary philosophy. Danto's clear and insightful commentaries helped canonize Nietzsche as a philosopher and continue to illuminate subtleties in Nietzsche's work as well as his immense contributions to the philosophies of science! language! and logic. This new edition! which includes five additional essays! not only further enhances our understanding of Nietzsche's philosophy; it responds to the misunderstandings that continue to muddy his intellectual reputation. Even today! Nietzsche is seen as everything from a precursor of feminism and deconstruction to a prophetic writer and spokesperson for disgruntled teenage boys. As Danto points out in his preface! Nietzsche's writings have purportedly inspired recent acts of violence and school shootings. Danto counters these misreadings by elaborating an anti-Nietzschian philosophy from within Nietzsche's own philosophy "in the hope of disarming the rabid Nietzsche and neutralizing the vivid frightening images that have inspired sociopaths for over a century." The essays also consider specific works by Nietzsche! including Human! All Too Human and The Genealogy of Morals! as well as the philosopher's artistic metaphysics and semantical nihilism. Zusammenfassung Few philosophers are as widely read or as widely misunderstood as Friedrich Nietzsche. This book includes five essays which not only enhances our understanding of Nietzsche's philosophy but also it responds to the misunderstandings that continue to muddy his intellectual reputation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Expanded EditionPreface to the Morningside EditionOriginal PrefaceNietzsche as Philosopher1. Philosophical Nihilism2. Art and Irrationality3. Perspectivism4. Philosophical Psychology5. Moralities6. Religious Psychology7. Ubermensch and Eternal Recurrence8. The Will-to-Power9. NachwortAfterwords1. The Tongues of Angels and Men: Nietzsche as Semantical Nihilist2. A Comment on Nietzsche's "Artistic Metaphysics"3. Beginning to be Nietzsche: On Human! All Too Human4. Nietzsche's Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality5. Some Remarks on The Genealogy of Morals ...
