Nietzsche's Jewish Problem : Between Anti-Semitism and Anti-Judaism / Robert C. Holub.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holub, Robert C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nietzsche, Friedrich, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity--History.

Judaism.

Christianity and antisemitism.

Local Subjects:

Nietzsche, Friedrich, 1844-1900.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For more than a century, Nietzsche's views about Jews and Judaism have been subject to countless polemics. The Nazis infamously fashioned the philosopher as their anti-Semitic precursor, while in the past thirty years the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction. The increasingly popular view today is that Nietzsche was not only completely free of racist tendencies but also was a principled adversary of anti-Jewish thought. Nietzsche's Jewish Problem offers a definitive reappraisal of the controversy, taking the full historical, intellectual, and biographical context into account. As Robert Holub shows, a careful consideration of all the evidence from Nietzsche's published and unpublished writings and letters reveals that he harbored anti-Jewish prejudices throughout his life.Nietzsche's Jewish Problem demonstrates how this is so despite the apparent paradox of the philosopher's well-documented opposition to the crude political anti-Semitism of the Germany of his day. As Holub explains, Nietzsche's "anti-anti-Semitism" was motivated more by distaste for vulgar nationalism than by any objection to anti-Jewish prejudice.A richly detailed account of a controversy that goes to the heart of Nietzsche's reputation and reception, Nietzsche's Jewish Problem will fascinate anyone interested in philosophy, intellectual history, or the history of anti-Semitism.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

A Note on Citations

Preface

CHAPTER ONE. The Rise and Fall of Nietzschean Anti-Semitism

CHAPTER TWO. Youthful Remarks and Encounters

CHAPTER THREE. The Wagnerian Vanguard

CHAPTER FOUR. An Ambivalent Course

CHAPTER FIVE. Anti-Semitic Confrontations

CHAPTER SIX. Priests, Israelites, Chandalas

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index.

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ISBN:

9781400873906

1400873908

OCLC:

1132668224