UID:
almahu_9949701948902882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004270954
Series Statement:
Historical Materialism Book Series; volume200
Uniform Title:
Nietzsche, il ribelle aristocratico.
Content:
Perhaps no philosopher is more of a conundrum than Nietzsche, the solitary rebel, poet, wayfarer, anti-revolutionary Aufklärer and theorist of aristocratic radicalism. His accusers identify in his 'superman' the origins of Nazism, and thus issue an irrevocable condemnation; his defenders pursue a hermeneutics of innocence founded ultimately in allegory. In a work that constitutes the most important contribution to Nietzschean studies in recent decades, Domenico Losurdo instead pursues a less reductive strategy. Taking literally the ruthless implications of Nietzsche's anti-democratic thinking - his celebration of slavery, of war and colonial expansion, and eugenics - he nevertheless refuses to treat these from the perspective of the mid-twentieth century. In doing so, he restores Nietzsche's works to their complex nineteenth-century context, and presents a more compelling account of the importance of Nietzsche as philosopher than can be expected from his many contemporary apologists. Originally published in Italian by Bollati Boringhieri Editore as Domenico Losurdo, Nietzsche, il ribelle aristocratico: Biografia intellettuale e bilancio critico, Turin, 2002.
Note:
"Originally published in Italian by Bollati Boringhieri Editore as Domenico Losurdo, Nietzsche, il ribelle aristocratico: Biografia intellettuale e bilancio critico, Turin, 2002."
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Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Motto -- Motto -- Motto -- Motto -- Motto -- Introduction to the English-Language Edition /
Additional Edition:
Print version: Nietzsche, the aristocratic rebel: intellectual biography and critical balance-sheet, Leiden Boston: BRILL, 2020
Language:
English
