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Nietzsche's Genealogy of morality / David Owen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Owen, David, 1964- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900. Zur Genealogie der Moral.
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.
- Genealogy (Philosophy).
- Ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 179 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Combining philosophical acuity, psychological insight and a remarkably powerful prose style, On the Genealogy of Morality is a dazzling and brilliantly incisive attack on European morality. David Owen situates the Genealogy in the context of the development of Nietzsche's philosophy and offers readers a sophisticated and nuanced analysis of this great text. He provides a lucid account of Nietzsches reasons for adopting a genealogical investigation of our moral values as well as a detailed analysis of the Genealogy itself. Highlighting the key features of Nietzsches critique of morality and his call for a re-evaluation of values, Owen shows how the arguments and rhetoric of the Genealogy combine to undermine our modern understanding of moral agency. Rich in insight, Owen's book is a distinctive and significant contribution to our understanding of this landmark work of western philosophy.
- Contents:
- The project of re-evaluation and the return to genealogy
- Towards the project of re-evaluation
- Revising the project of re-evaluation
- Rhetoic and re-evaluation
- On the genealogy of morality
- Reading the genealogy
- The first essay: "good and evil", "good and bad"
- The second essay: "guilt", Bad conscience, and related matters
- The third essay: "what is the meaning of ascetic ideals?"
- Debating the genealogy.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-317-49321-4
- 1-317-49322-2
- 1-315-71186-9
- 1-282-94343-X
- 9786612943430
- 1-84465-396-X
- 9781315711867
- OCLC:
- 898103900
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