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The great debate : Nietzsche, culture, and the Scandinavian welfare society / Georg Brandes and Harald Høffding ; edited and translated by William Banks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brandes, Georg, 1842-1927, author.
- Høffding, Harald, 1843-1931, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Welfare state--Scandinavia.
- Welfare state.
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- In 1889, Danish literary critic Georg Brandes published "Aristocratic Radicalism: An Essay on Friedrich Nietzsche, " which transformed the as-yet-unknown German-Swiss philosopher into a European, and ultimately global, phenomenon. The article sparked a furious public debate between Brandes and a fellow Dane, philosopher Harald Høffding, who swiftly issued a rebuttal, "Democratic Radicalism: An Objection." What began as a scholarly disagreement over Nietzsche's philosophy rapidly spiraled into a sprawling contest of competing visions of society's future, one radically aristocratic and the other radically democratic.Marking the moment at which the uniquely Nordic concept of social democratic welfare was first contested in the public sphere, this debate provides insights into not only Nietzschean philosophy and its immediate reception but also the foundational concept of modern Scandinavian social, cultural, and political organization. This volume presents, for the first time in any language other than Danish, the debate in its entirety: three essays by Brandes and three by Høffding. A critical introduction by editor and translator William Banks explores the exchange in its context and convincingly argues that the principles contested by the two Danish luminaries still very much resonate in Western society today.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Aristocratic radicalism: an essay on Friedrich Nietzsche / Georg Brandes
- Democratic radicalism: an objection / Harald Høffding
- The great man: the source of culture / Georg Brandes
- Response to Dr. Georg Brandes / Harald Høffding
- Rejoinder / Georg Brandes
- Epilogue / Harald Høffding.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Brandes, Georg The Great Debate
- ISBN:
- 9780299346133
- 0299346137
- OCLC:
- 1405824723
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