Nietzsche: On the Genealogy of Morality and Other Writings

Informationen zum Autor Keith Ansell-Pearson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Carol Diethe was formerly a Reader at Middlesex University. Klappentext Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most influential thinkers of the past 150 years and On the Genealogy of Morality (1887) is his most important work on ethics and politics. A polemical contribution to moral and political theory, it offers a critique of moral values and traces the historical evolution of concepts such as guilt, conscience, responsibility, law and justice. First published in 1994, and revised in 2006, the third edition of this best-selling, concise introduction and translation has been revised and updated throughout, to take account of recent scholarship. Featuring an expanded introduction, an updated bibliography and a guide to further reading, the third edition also includes timelines and biographical synopses. The Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought edition of Nietzsche's major work is an essential resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses on Nietzsche, the history of philosophy, continental philosophy, history of political thought and ethics. Zusammenfassung Revised and updated throughout! this is the third edition of the best-selling! concise introduction and translation of Nietzsche's influential work on ethics and politics! On the Genealogy of Morality (1887). It is an essential resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses on Nietzsche! the history of political thought and philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements and a note on the text; A note on the revised edition; Editor's introduction: on Nietzsche's critique of morality; Chronology; Guide to further reading; Biographical synopses; On the Genealogy of Morality; Supplementary material to On the Genealogy of Morality; 'The Greek State'; 'Homer's Contest'; Index of names; Index of subjects.

Product details

• Authors: Keith Ansell-Pearson, Carol Diethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Nietzsche Friedrich
• Assisted by: Keith Ansell-Pearson (Editor), Carol Diethe (Translation), Diethe Carol (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781316602591
• ISBN: 978-1-316-60259-1
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought; Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought