Nietzsche and embodiment : discerning bodies and non-dualism / Kristen Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golden, Kristen Brown, 1964-

Series:

SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy.

SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human body.

Human beings.

Self.

Women--Physiology.

Women.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Nietzsche and Embodiment Kristen Brown reveals the smartness of bodies, challenging the traditional view in the West that bodies are separate from and morally inferior to minds. Drawing inspiration from Nietzsche, Brown vividly describes why the interdependence of mind and body matters, both in Nietzsche's writings and for contemporary debates (non-dualism theory, Merleau-Ponty criticism, and metaphor studies), activities (spinal cord research and fasting), and specific human experiences (menses, trauma, and guilt). Brown's theories about the dynamic relationship between body and mind provide new possibilities for self-understanding and experience.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction: Nietzsche and Embodiment

Opening Nietzsche’s Genealogy to “Feminine” Body

Nietzsche’s Ascetic Ideals and a Process of the Production of Embodied Meaning

Nietzsche’s Ascetic Ideals as a Process of the Production of Meaning

Nietzsche on a Practice and Concept of Guilt

Nietzsche, Metaphor, and Body

Nietzsche after Nietzsche

Nietzsche before Nietzsche

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-216) and index.

ISBN:

9780791482193

0791482197

9781423762539

1423762533

OCLC:

65174994