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| Named Person: | Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche; Friedrich Nietzsche |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Richardson |
| ISBN: | 0195098463 9780195098464 0195155955 9780195155952 |
| OCLC Number: | 32203707 |
| Description: | xii, 316 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Being. 1.1. The metaphysics of will to power. 1.2. Wills to power as perspectives. 1.3. Will to power's basic forms: active versus reactive. 1.4. Persons and societies as synthetic wills. 1.5. The typology of persons -- 2. Becoming. 2.1. The temporal aspects of the power ontology. 2.2. The temporality of the active and reactive. 2.3. Persons' complex time. 2.4. History as societies' time. 2.5. The basic temporal types of persons -- 3. Value. 3.1. Nietzsche's advice: maximize power. 3.2. A broader self-interest. 3.3. Nietzsche's politics. 3.4. Nietzsche's ethics. 3.5. The force of Nietzsche's values -- 4. Truth. 4.1. Against truth's possibility. 4.2. Against truth's value. 4.3. The genealogy of the will to truth. 4.4. The new philosophers. 4.5. Truth with perspectivism -- Appendix: A Nietzschean Vocabulary. |
| Responsibility: | John Richardson. |
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<br>."..the detail with which Richardson systematically connects will to power as an ontology with other prominent Nietzschean ideas is impressive."--The Review of Metaphysics<p><br>"Richardson writes clearly and without jargon....Nietzsche's System would make an excellent advanced survey course of Nietzsche without over-burdening the students, both intellectually and financially....[he] has crafted the best introduction to Nietzsche to date."--Teaching Philosophy<p><br>"This book contributes a valuable overview of Nietzsche's incorporation of scientific theories of his era."--German Studies Review<p><br>Richardson's study is noteworthy for its engagement with rival interpretations of Nietzsche, and for its scrupulous attention to the many recalcitrant passages in his writings. It is a useful and provocative contribution to the understanding and evaluation of Nietzsche's thought."--Ethics<p><br> Read more...
