Nietzsche and the problem of subjectivity / edited by Joao Constâncio, Maria Joao Mayer Branco and Bartholomew Ryan ; contributors, Isabelle Wienand [and twenty-eight others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Constâncio, João, editor.

Mayer Branco, Maria João, editor.

Ryan, Bartholomew, 1976 October 4- editor.

Series:

Nietzsche today (Series) ; Volume 5.

Nietzsche Today, 2191-5741 ; Volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Subjectivity.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (728 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nietzsche's critique of the modern subject is often presented as a radical break with modern philosophy and associated with the so-called ‘death of the subject’ in 20th century philosophy. But Nietzsche claimed to be a ‘psychologist’ who was trying to open up the path for ‘new versions and sophistications of the soul hypothesis.’ Although there is no doubt that Nietzsche gave expression to a fundamental crisis of the modern conception of subjectivity (both from a theoretical and from a practical-existential perspective), it is open to debate whether he wanted to abandon the very idea of subjectivity or only to pose the problem of subjectivity in new terms.The volume includes 26 articles by top Nietzsche scholars. The chapters in Part I, “Tradition and Context”, deal with the relationship between Nietzsche's views on subjectivity and modern philosophy, as well as with the late 19th century context in which his thought emerged; Part II, “The Crisis of the Subject”, examines the impact of Nietzsche's critique of the subject on 20th century philosophy, from Freud to Heidegger to Dennett, but also in such authors as Deleuze, Foucault, Derrida, or Luhmann; Part III, “Current Debates - From Embodiment and Consciousness to Agency”, shows that the way in which Nietzsche engaged with such themes as the self, agency, consciousness, embodiment and self-knowledge makes his thought highly relevant for philosophy today, especially for philosophy of mind and ethics.

Contents:

Part I. Tradition and context

Part II. The crisis of the subject

Part III. Current debates-from embodiment and consciousness to agency.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110408201

3110408201

9783110408409

3110408406

OCLC:

930995660