Nietzsche''s Psychology of Ressentiment Revenge and Justice in 'On the Genealogy of Morals'

Ressentiment explains the formation of bad conscience, guilt, asceticism, and, most importantly, it motivates the "slave revolt" that gives rise to Western morality's values. This book brings it sharply into focus and provides the first detailed examination of Nietzsche's psychology of ressentiment.

About the author

Guy Elgat is a Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work has appeared in the British Journal for the History of Philosophy, History of Philosophy Quarterly, and The Journal of Nietzsche Studies.

Summary

Ressentiment explains the formation of bad conscience, guilt, asceticism, and, most importantly, it motivates the "slave revolt" that gives rise to Western morality’s values. This book brings it sharply into focus and provides the first detailed examination of Nietzsche’s psychology of ressentiment.

Product details

• Authors: Guy Elgat, Guy (School of the Art Institute of Chicago Elgat, Elgat Guy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.09.2019
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works
• EAN: 9780367372378
• ISBN: 978-0-367-37237-8
• Pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy; Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
• Subjects: PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Moral Psychology, free will debate, philosophical ethics, slave morality, Nietzsche genealogy justice critique, bad conscience theory, ascetic ideals