Nietzsche and the political / Daniel W. Conway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conway, Daniel W.

Series:

Thinking the political.

Thinking the political

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900--Contributions in political science.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 163 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this study Daniel Conway shows how Nietzsche's political thinking bears a closer resemblance to the conservative republicanism of his predecessors than to the progressive liberalism of his contemporaries. The key contemporary figures such as Habermas, Foucault, McIntyre, Rorty and Rawls are also examined in the light of Nietzsche's political legacy. Nietzsche and the Political also draws out important implications for contemporary liberalism and feminist thought, above all showing Nietzsche's continuing relevance to the shape of political thinking today.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction voyage of the damned; 1 Political Perfectionism; 2 The Uses and Disadvantages of Morality for Life; 3 Perfectionism in the Twilight of the Idols; 4 Regimens of Self Overcoming The Soul Turned Inside Out; 5 The Philosopher's Versucherkunst; 6 Comedians of the Ascetic Ideal; 7 Nietzsche's Political Legacy; Nietzsche and contemporary liberalism; Nietzsche and feminism; Nietzsche and Foucault; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-159) and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-134-85544-3

0-203-97938-9

1-280-11347-2

9780203979389

OCLC:

299571218