Agonal Perspectives on Nietzsche's Philosophy of Critical Transvaluation - Herman W. Siemens - Books - De Gruyter - 9783110722284 - November 22, 2021
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Herman W. Siemens
Agonal Perspectives on Nietzsche's Philosophy of Critical Transvaluation

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Nietzsche's strengths as a critic are widely acknowledged, but his peculiar style of critique is usually ignored as rhetoric, or dismissed as violent or simply incoherent. In this book, Nietzsche's concept of the agon or Wettkampf, a measured and productive form of conflict inspired by ancient Greek culture, is advanced as the dynamic and organising principle of his philosophical practice, enabling us to make sense of his critical confrontations and the much disputed concept of transvaluation or Umwertung. Agonal perspectives are cast on number of key problems in his thought across a broad range of texts. Topics and problems treated include: critical history and the need for a limit in the negation of the past; Nietzsche contra Socrates and the problem of closure; Nietzsche contra humanism and the problem of humanity; Nietzsche contra Kant on genius and legislation; the problem of self-legislation in relation to life and temporality; Nietzsche's sense of community in its articulation with law, and the normativity of taste; ressentiment and the question of therapy in Nietzsche and Freud; and the problem of total affirmation in relation to critique.

These studies have a broad appeal, from MA level to advanced Nietzsche research.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 22, 2021
ISBN13 9783110722284
Publishers De Gruyter
Pages 323
Dimensions 170 × 240 × 19 mm   ·   716 g
Language English  

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