Nietzsche''s Philosophy of the Eternal Recurrence of the Same

"This superb translation fills a crying need. I think all competent Nietzsche scholars would rank Löwith's book among the top three or four books written on Nietzsche."—Werner Dannhauser, Michigan State University

About the author

Karl Löwith (1897-1973) taught philosophy at the University of Marburg until his forced exile in 1934, and then at the New School for Social Research and the University of Heidelberg. His books include From Hegel to Nietzsche (1964), Meaning and History (1957), and Max Weber and Karl Marx (1982). J. Harvey Lomax is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Memphis. Bernd Magnus is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.

Summary

How is it possible to will the eternal recurrence of each moment of one's life, if both this decision and the states of affairs governed by it appear to be predestined? Suitable for Nietzsche studies, this title is of interest to those concerned with understanding the philosopher's work.

Product details

• Authors: Karl Lawith, K. Lowith, Karl Lowith, LOWITH KARL
• Assisted by: Bernd Magnus (Foreword), Magnus Bernd (Foreword), J. Harvey Lomax (Translation), Lomax J. Harvey (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.08.1997
• EAN: 9780520065192
• ISBN: 978-0-520-06519-2
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -