Synopses & Reviews
The latest volume in the Oxford Readings in Philosophy series, this work brings together some of the best and most influential recent philosophical scholarship on Nietzsche. Opening with a substantial introduction by John Richardson, it covers: Nietzsche's views on truth and knowledge, his 'doctrines' of the eternal recurrence and will to power, his distinction between Apollinian and Dionysian art, his critique of morality, his conceptions of agency and self-creation, and his genealogical method. For each of these issues, the papers show Nietzsche's continuing philosophical importance. Giving a clear and accessible overview, while retaining an analytical philosophical approach throughout, this volume is essential reading for all students of Nietzsche.
About the Author
John Richardson is Professor of Philosophy at New York University Brian Leiter is Charles I. Francis Professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin
Table of Contents
Introduction,
John Richardson1. Nietzsche's Critique of Truth, Ken Gemes
2. The Development of Nietzsche's Later Position on Truth, Maudemarie Clark
3. Perspective Truth, Peter Poellner
4. The Eternal Recurrence, Alexander Nehamas
5. Nietzsche's Doctrines of the Will to Power, Maudemarie Clark
6. Nietzsche's Power Ontology, John Richardson
7. Making Life Worth Living: Nietzsche on Art in The Birth of
Tragedy Richard Schacht
8. Nietzsche: The Revaluation of All Values, Philippa Foot
9. Nietzsche and the Morality Critics, Brian Leiter
10. "How One Becomes What One Is", Alexander Nehamas
11. The Paradox of Fatalism and Self-Creation in Nietzsche, Brian Leiter
12. Nietzsche and Genealogy, Raymond Geuss
13. Nietzsche, Genealogy, History, Michel Foucault
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index Locorum