Reading Nietzsche / Edition 1

by Robert C. Solomon, Kathleen M. Higgins

Overview

Addressing the issue of how to read Nietzsche, this book presents an accessible series of essays for students and general readers on Nietzsche's individual works, written by such distinguished Nietzsche scholars as Frithjof Bergmann, Arthur Danto, Bernd Magnus, Christopher Middleton, Eric Blondel, Lars Gustaffson, Alexander Nehamas, Richard Schacht, Gary Shapiro, Hugh Silverman, and Ivan Soll. Among the works discussed are On the Genealogy of Morals, Beyond Good and Evil, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Twilight of the Idols and The Will to Power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195066739
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/16/1990
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	8.24(w) x 5.54(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1440L (what's this?)

About the Author

both at University of Texas, Austin

Editorial Reviews

"A wealth of philosophically insightful, intellectually provocative, and scholarly impressive accounts."—Teaching Philosophy

"Very helpful compilation of interpretations of Nietzsche—all of which are both useful in understanding Nietzsche and provocative in themselves."—Manuel Davenport, Texas A&M University

"An excellent collection of essays; very intelligently conceived. The emphasis on individual works makes it a valuable companion to Nietzsche's own writings."—Donald Rutherford, Emory University

"An invaluable aid to students who, as the editors note, 'read one book at a time.'...By treating each book separately and focusing on the strengths, weaknesses, and coherence of each individual work, this collection of accessible essays may prove more useful to first-time readers of Nietzsche than anthologies which address Nietzsche thematically or topically....This anthology is enthusiastically recommended for all undergraduate and graduate collections."—Choice

"The most distinguished commentators on Nietzsche active today....The aim has been to produce a volume that will be of assistance primarily to students in the earlier stages of their study of Nietzsche, and in this, I think, it must surely be accounted a success."—German Studies Review

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