Nietzsche and the 'problem' of morality / Frank Cameron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cameron, Frank, 1969-

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in theoretical and applied ethics 1086-6809 ; v. 9.

Studies in theoretical and applied ethics, 1086-6809 ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900--Ethics.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

xii, 203 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, [2002]

Contents:

1. The 'Moralities' of an Immoralist: A Prelude to Nietzsche's Critique of Morality

Natural History of Morals 7

The Task of the Genealogy 11

The Optics of Value: Master/Noble versus Slave Morality 13

On the Physiology of Morals: Nietzsche's Immoralism 17

The Case of Clark: "Nietzsche's Immoralism and the Concept of Morality" 23

On the Use and Abuse of 'Morality' in Nietzsche 26

"Meine Moral" 37

2. The 'Campaign Against Morality'

The Moral 'Subject' 48

Morality as Unconditional and Universal 57

The 'Unegoistic Drives'

Pity, Altruism, Selflessness 62

False Presuppositions: Morality as 'Error' 72

Morality as Life-Negating, Anti-Natural 78

Who are the 'Higher Types'? 87

3. The 'Preachers of Morals'

General Remarks on the 'Preachers of Morals' 98

Schopenhauer as Moral Educator? 101

Nietzsche and 'Higher Reealism': The Influence of Paul Ree 116

Nietzsche and the English Utilitarians 125

Kant as 'Moral Fanatic' 137

Nietzsche Pro or Contra Aristotelian Morals? 146

4. Perfectionism and the Revaluation of All Values

Nietzsche and Moral Perfectionism 160

Self-Overcoming 167

Revaluation of All Values 169

5. Nietzsche's Positive Morality

Nietzsche's Ethic of Human Flourishing 178

Performative Justification: Zarathustra and Ecce Homo 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-199) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

0820462020

OCLC:

49681182