Synopses & Reviews
Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most influential thinkers of the past 150 years and On the Genealogy of Morality (1887) is his most important work on ethics and politics. A polemical contribution to moral and political theory, it offers a critique of moral values and traces the historical evolution of concepts such as guilt, conscience, responsibility, law and justice. This is a revised and updated edition of one of the most successful volumes to appear in Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Keith Ansell-Pearson has modified his introduction to Nietzsche's classic text, and Carol Diethe has incorporated a number of changes to the translation itself, reflecting the considerable advances in our understanding of Nietzsche in the twelve years since this edition first appeared. In this new guise the Cambridge Texts edition of Nietzsche's Genealogy should continue to enjoy widespread adoption, at both undergraduate and graduate level.
Review
'The clarity of the ... translation and the supporting apparatus (chronology, further reading, biographical synopses, and index) make this an excellent edition for student use, as indeed it is intended. ... what makes [it] particularly useful is the inclusion of material from other works by Nietzsche to which the Genealogy refers, such as Human, All Too Human, Daybreak, Beyond Good and Evil, and The Gay Science, as well as ... the early texts, 'The Greek State' and 'Homer's Contest'.' British Journal for the History of Philosophy
Synopsis
A revised and updated edition of Nietzsche's classic text reflecting the considerable advances in understanding over twelve years.
Synopsis
This revised and updated edition of Nietzsche's classic text reflects the considerable advances in our understanding of Nietzsche in the twelve years since this edition first appeared. Keith Ansell-Pearson has modified his introduction and Carol Diethe has incorporated a number of changes to the translation itself.
Synopsis
This revised and updated edition of Nietzsche's classic text reflects the considerable advances in our understanding of Nietzsche in the twelve years since this edition first appeared. Keith Ansell-Pearson has modified his introduction and Carol Diethe has incorporated a number of changes to the translation itself.
About the Author
Keith Ansell-Pearson is Director of Graduate Research in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Warwick.Carol Diethe was formerly a Reader at Middlesex University.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements and a note on the text; A note on the revised edition; Editor's introduction: On Nietzsche's critique of morality; Chronology; Guide to further reading; Biographical synopses; On the Genealogy of Morality; Supplementary material to On the Genealogy of Morality; 'The Greek State'; 'Homer's Contest'; Index of names; Index of subjects.