Authors: Robert Wicks
ISBN-13: 9781851687572, ISBN-10: 1851687572
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Date Published: September 2010
Edition: Reprint
Often quoted, influential, and highly divisive, Nietzsche remains an enigma long after his death. This clear primer moves deftly through the controversy to examine the philosopher's work in the context of his tumultuous childhood and Christian upbringing. Discussing his infamous declaration that God is dead, his posthumous association with Nazism, and his criticisms of conventional morality, this book is the ideal introduction to the much debated thinker and his extensive legacy.
Preface | ||
1 | The churchyard echoes of Rocken | 1 |
2 | The worship of wildlife | 23 |
3 | God's death | 47 |
4 | Dissolving the shadows of God | 65 |
5 | Nietzsche's seduction of truth | 91 |
6 | Embracing life versus embracing existence | 105 |
7 | The contemporary shadows of Nietzsche | 125 |
Conclusion: Nietzsche, the jester of metamorphosis | 145 | |
Glossary | 151 | |
Notes | 155 | |
Bibliography | 177 | |
Index | 183 |