Nietzsche as German Philosopher

Otfried Höffe

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Cambridge University Press
18 February 2021

Philosophy; History of ideas

Series: The German Philosophical Tradition

This collection brings together in translation the finest postwar German-language scholarship on Nietzsche's philosophy, ranging over his concept of irony, his thoughts on music, his relation to the pre-Socratics, his concept of truth, and numerous other topics. Many of the essays appear in English here for the first time, and all are newly translated for the volume.

Edited by: Otfried Höffe
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9781107001381
ISBN 10: 1107001382
Series: The German Philosophical Tradition
Pages: 315
Publication Date: 18 February 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Otfried Höffe; Part I. The Aesthetic Dimension: 1. Nietzsche's conception of irony Ernst Behler; 2. Nietzsche, philosopher of music Richard Klein; 3. Artistic metaphysics: on Nietzsche's early program for an aesthetic justification of the world Volker Gerhardt; 4. 'The three metamorphoses': a genealogy of the spirit Annemarie Pieper; Part II. Philosophical Themes: 5. Nietzsche's invention of the pre-Socratics Tilman Borsche; 6. Nietzsche's stance toward ancient and modern enlightenment Henning Ottmann; 7. 'An animal that may make promises' Otfried Höffe; Part III. Power and Truth: 8. Nietzsche's doctrine of the will to power Wolfgang Müller-Lauter; 9. Nietzsche on the sovereignty of perspectival reason in philosophy Friedrich Kaulbach; 10. On the question of dialectics in Nietzsche's epistemology Alfred Schmidt; 11. Nietzsche's concept of truth Rüdiger Bittner; Part IV. Religion and Religiosity: 12. The tremendous moment Jörg Salaquarda; 13. Nietzsche's critique of the reason of his life: on the interpretation of The Antichrist and Ecce Homo Werner Stegmaier.

Otfried Höffe is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Tübingen and Director of the Research Centre for Political Philosophy.