Nietzsche's Conscience : Six Character Studies from the "Genealogy" / Aaron Ridley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ridley, Aaron, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900. Zur Genealogie der Moral.

Ethics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Aaron Ridley explores Nietzsche's mature ethical thought as expressed in his masterpiece On the Genealogy of Morals. Taking seriously the use that Nietzsche makes of human types, Ridley arranges his book thematically around the six characters who loom largest in that work-the slave, the priest, the philosopher, the artist, the scientist, and the noble. By elucidating what the Genealogy says about these figures, he achieves a persuasive new assessment of Nietzsche's ethics. Ridley's intellectually supple interpretation reveals Nietzsche's ethical position to be deeper and more interesting than is often supposed: the relation, for instance, between Nietzsche's ideal of the noble and the ascetic or priestly conscience does not emerge as a stark opposition but as a rich interplay between the tensions inherent in each. Equally, he shows that certain under-appreciated confusions in Nietzsche's thought reveal much about the positive aspects of the philosopher's moral vision. The only book devoted entirely to the Genealogy, Nietzsche's Conscience offers a sympathetic but tough-minded critical reading of the philosopher's most important work. Delivered in clear and vigorous language and employing a broadly analytical approach, Ridley's commentary makes Nietzsche's reflections on morality more accessible than they have been hitherto.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Note on Sources

Introduction

Chapter One. The Slave

Chapter Two. The Priest

Chapter Three. The Philosopher

Chapter Four. The Artist

Chapter Five. The Scientist

Chapter Six. The Noble

Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xi]) and index.

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ISBN:

9781501729676

1501729675

OCLC:

1132226786