Nietzsche, German Idealism and Its Critics

Nietzsche is known as a severe critic of German Idealism, but what exactly is the relation between his thought and theirs? And how does Nietzsche's stance differ from the critique of idealism in Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer?
The papers from leading international specialists in German Idealism, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche address these questions.
The aim of the volume is to introduce novel ways of addressing the complex relations between Nietzsche and his immediate philosophical predecessors: Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Hegel, Schelling, Fichte and Kant. The focus is on the profound interconnections and affinities between their ways of thinking. Each paper considers one particular aspect of Nietzsche's philosophy (such as his notion of "spirit", "law", "power", "will", his "physiology" or his critique of morality) in relation to the above-mentioned philosophers. This largely systematic approach reveals surprising affinities between Nietzsche and the German idealists, despite their patent differences and generates new perspectives from which to understand and reinterpret Nietzsche's thought.
Contributors: Maria J. Branco; Danielle Cohen Levinas; Joao Constancio; Carlos J. Correia; Katia Hay; Lore Hühn; Jose Justo; Elisabetta Marques J.de Sousa; Frederick Neuhouser; Leonel R. dos Santos; Philipp Schwab; Herman Siemens.

About the author

Katia Hay and Leonel Ribeiro dos Santos, University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Product details

• Assisted by: Leonel R. Dos Santos (Editor), Kati Hay (Editor), Katia Hay (Editor), R dos Santos (Editor), R dos Santos (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.06.2017
• EAN: 9783110554724
• ISBN: 978-3-11-055472-4
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 18 mm x 233 mm
• Weight: 486 g
• Series: Nietzsche Today; Nietzsche Heute / Nietzsche Today; Nietzsche Today; Nietzsche Heute / Nietzsche Today; ISSN
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > German idealism, 19th century; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day