Nietzsche's moral psychology / Mark Alfano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alfano, Mark, 1983- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900--Political and social views.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Psychology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Psychology.

Ethics.

Political and social views.

Physical Description:

xv, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Nietzsche, a trained philologist, frequently urges his readers to interpret him carefully. In this book, Mark Alfano combines detailed close reading with digital methods (corpus analysis and semantic network visualization) to reframe our understanding of this major figure. He argues that virtue is a neglected concept in Nietzsche's writings, and sets out a fresh interpretation of Nietzschean virtues as well-calibrated drives. As different people embody different constellations of drives, so virtues differ from person to person. For Nietzsche himself, Alfano argues, five virtues are essential: curiosity, courage, a sense of humor, and pathos of distance (that is, contemptuousness) toward one's self and toward one's society. This innovative and original book will be invaluable for historians of philosophy, contemporary researchers in moral psychology and virtue theory, and philosophers interested in the fast-growing methodologies of the digital humanities"-- Provided by publisher.

"Nietzsche, a trained philologist, frequently urges his readers to interpret him carefully. In this book, Mark Alfano combines detailed close reading with digital methods (corpus analysis and semantic network visualization) to reframe our understanding of this major figure"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: 1. Precis; 2. Methodology: introducing digital humanities to the history of philosophy; Part II. Nietzsche's Socio-moral Framework: 3. From instincts and drives to types; 4. From types to virtues; 5. Socializing Nietzschean virtues; Part III. Nietzschean Virtues: 6. Curiosity; 7. Courage; 8. Pathos of distance; 9. Sense of humor; 10. Solitude; Part IV. Conclusion: 11. Conscience and integrity; 12. Prospectus; References; Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781107074156

1107074150

OCLC:

1084556944