Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Michael Tanner
The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was almost wholly neglected during his sane life, which came to an abrupt end in 1889. Since then he has been appropriated as an icon by an astonishingly diverse spectrum of people, whose interpretations of his thought range from the highly irrational to the firmly analytical. Thus Spoke Zarathustra introduced the 'superman' and The Twilight of the Idols developed the 'Will to Power' concept; these term, together with 'Sklavenmoral' and 'Herrenmoral', became confused with the rise of nationalism in Germany. Idiosyncratic and aphoristic, Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's readable introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings. It also explodes the many misconceptions fostered in the hundred years since Nietzsche wrote, prophetically: 'Do not, above all, confound me with what I am not!'
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.,."I find Tanner's book enormously useful for introducing Nietzsche philosophically.... Tanner manages to be succinct without being boring or pedantic.... I think his succinct and highly critical readings encourage genuine philosophical grappling with our modern self-proclaimed Dionysus, who after all needs to be treated as a philosopher, not an idol or a god."--Teaching Philosophy
"A breezy first look at Nietzsche...useful for undergraduates who need a quick and painless dose of Nietzsche's ideas."--Ethics
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THE IMAGE OF NIETZSCHE; TRAGEDY: BIRTH, DEATH, REBIRTH; DISILLUSIONMENT AND WITHDRAWAL; MORALITY AND ITS DISCONTENTS; THE ONE THING NEEDFUL; PROPHECY; OCCUPYING THE HIGH GROUND; MASTERS AND SLAVES; PHILOSOPHIZING WITH A HAMMER; ABBREVIATIONS; FURTHER READING; INDEX
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- : Oxford University Press UK
- : Oxford University Press UK
- : 0.117
- : 01 January 2001
- : 174mm X 111mm X 8mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Michael Tanner
- : Paperback
- : 193
- : b&w halftones, line drawings, glossary, further reading, index
