An Introduction to Nietzsche as Political Thinker

An Introduction to Nietzsche as Political Thinker

Author: Keith Ansell-Pearson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780521427210

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An introduction to Nietzsche's political thinking, which traces the development of his thinking on politics from his early writings to the mature work where he advocates aristocratic radicalism as opposed to petty European nationalism. Key ideas - the will


Nietzsche as Political Philosopher

Nietzsche as Political Philosopher

Author: Manuel Knoll

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2014-08-27

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 3110359456

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This collection establishes Nietzsche's importance as a political philosopher. It includes a substantial introduction and eighteen chapters by some of the most renowned Nietzsche scholars. The book examines Nietzsche's connections with political thought since Plato, major influences on him, his methodology, and his influence on subsequent thought. The book includes extensive coverage of the debate between radical aristocratic readings of Nietzsche, and more liberal or democratic readings. Close readings of Nietzsche's texts are combined with a contextualising approach to build up a complete picture of his place in political philosophy. Topics include the relevance of Bonapartism and classical liberalism, Nietzsche on Christianity, the cultural history of Germany, the Übermensch, ethics and politics in Nietzsche, and the controversial question of his political preferences and affinities. Nietzsche's political thought is compared with that of Humboldt, Weber and Foucault. The book is essential reading for anyone concerned with Nietzsche's thought, political philosophy, and the history of political ideas.


Nietzsche, Power and Politics

Nietzsche, Power and Politics

Author: Herman Siemens

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2009-02-26

Total Pages: 901

ISBN-13: 3110217333

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Nietzsche’s legacy for political thought is a highly contested area of research today. With papers representing a broad range of positions, this collection takes stock of the central controversies (Nietzsche as political / anti-political thinker? Nietzsche and / contra democracy? Arendt and / contra Nietzsche?), as well as new research on key concepts (power, the agon, aristocracy, friendship i.a.), on historical, contemporary and futural aspects of Nietzsche’s political thought. International contributors include well-known names (Conway, Ansell-Pearson, Hatab, Taureck, Patton, Connolly, Villa, van Tongeren) and young emerging scholars from various disciplines.


Modern Political Thought

Modern Political Thought

Author: David Wootton

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 964

ISBN-13: 9780872203419

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Presents unabridged works and substantive abridgments in preeminent translations, along with balanced, lucid, sophisticated introductions. This book includes a wide and balanced selection of many of the more important texts of modern political thought. To its great credit, it provides pertinent excerpts from frequently neglected authors, such as Calvin and Hume, which it nicely juxtaposes appear to be good, and the introductions to each section help to situate the writers in their historical and intellectual context and to alert students to some of the central issues that arise in the texts. This book offers an economical and useful approach to modern political thought.


How To Read Nietzsche

How To Read Nietzsche

Author: Keith Ansell-Pearson

Publisher: Granta Books

Published: 2014-04-03

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 178378072X

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'My humanity is a constant self-overcoming' Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche's thinking revolves around a new and striking concept of humanity - a humanity which has come to terms with the death of God and practises the art and science of living well, free of the need for metaphysical certainties and moral absolutes. How, then, are we to live? And what do we love? Keith Ansell-Pearson introduces the reader to Nietzsche's distinctive philosophical style and to the development of his thought. Through a series of close readings of Nietzsche's aphorisms he illuminates some ofhis best-known but often ill-understood ideas, including eternal recurrence and the superman, the death of God and the will to power, and brings to light the challenging nature of Nietzsche's thinking on key topics such as beauty, truth and memory. Extracts are taken from a range of Nietzsche's work, including Human, All Too Human, The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra and On the Genealogy of Morality.


Political Philosophy

Political Philosophy

Author: Richard G. Stevens

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-10-18

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 113949371X

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This book by Richard G. Stevens is a comprehensive introduction to the nature of political philosophy. It offers definitions of philosophy and politics, showing the tension between the two and the origin of political philosophy as a means of resolution of that tension. Plato and Aristotle are examined in order to see the search for the best political order. Inquiry is then made into political philosophy's new tension brought about by the growth of revealed religion in the Middle Ages. It then examines the changes introduced by modernity and gives an overview of postmodern political thought. The book covers the most influential philosophers and directs readers to the classics of political philosophy, guiding them in studying them. It is an approachable introduction to a complex subject, not just a history of it. It is a point of entry into the subject for students and for others as well.


Nietzsche Contra Rousseau

Nietzsche Contra Rousseau

Author: Keith Ansell-Pearson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-08-08

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780521575690

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This book takes a serious look at Nietzsche as political thinker and relates his political ideas to the dominant traditions of modern political thought. It also demonstrates Rousseau's crucial role in Nietzsche's understanding of modernity.


Infinite Autonomy

Infinite Autonomy

Author: Jeffrey Church

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0271050764

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G. W. F. Hegel and Friedrich Nietzsche are often considered the philosophical antipodes of the nineteenth century. In Infinite Autonomy, Jeffrey Church draws on the thinking of both Hegel and Nietzsche to assess the modern Western defense of individuality&—to consider whether we were right to reject the ancient model of community above the individual. The theoretical and practical implications of this project are important, because the proper defense of the individual allows for the survival of modern liberal institutions in the face of non-Western critics who value communal goals at the expense of individual rights. By drawing from Hegelian and Nietzschean ideas of autonomy, Church finds a third way for the individual&—what he calls the &“historical individual,&” which goes beyond the disagreements of the ancients and the moderns while nonetheless incorporating their distinctive contributions.


The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought: From Machiavelli to Nietzsche

The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought: From Machiavelli to Nietzsche

Author: Andrew Bailey

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2018-04-13

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 1554814227

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This volume contains many of the most important texts in western political and social thought from the sixteenth to the end of the nineteenth century. A number of key works, including Machiavelli’s The Prince, Locke’s Second Treatise, and Rousseau’s The Social Contract, are included in their entirety. Alongside these central readings are a diverse range of texts from authors such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Sojourner Truth, and Henry David Thoreau. The editors have made every effort to include translations that are both readable and reliable. Each selection has been painstakingly annotated, and each figure is given a substantial introduction highlighting his or her major contributions within the tradition. The result is a ground-breaking anthology with unparalleled pedagogical benefits.


Political Writings of Friedrich Nietzsche

Political Writings of Friedrich Nietzsche

Author: F. Cameron

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-10-24

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 0230371663

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Political Writings of Friedrich Nietzsche is an anthology that gathers together, for the first time, the political commentary and writings found throughout Nietzsche's corpus. Included is an historical introduction which demonstrates that Nietzsche was an observer of and responded to the political events which defined the Bismarckian era.