Friedrich Nietzsche and the politics of the soul : a study of heroic individualism / Leslie Paul Thiele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thiele, Leslie Paul, author.

Series:

Studies in moral, political, and legal philosophy.

Studies in moral, political and legal philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individualismus.

Nietzsche, Friedrich (Friedrich Wilhelm), 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [1990]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Leslie Thiele presents an original and accessible essay on the great thinker's attempt to lead a heroic life as a philosopher, artist, saint, educator, and solitary. He takes as his point of departure Nietzsche's conception of the soul as a multiplicity of conflicting drives and personae, and focuses on the task Nietzsche allotted himself "to make a cosmos out of his chaotic inheritance." This struggle to "become what you are" by way of a spiritual politics is demonstrated to be Nietzsche's foremost concern, which fused his philosophy with his life.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A NOTE ON SOURCES AND CITATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Part I: Heroic Individualism

ONE. The Heroic

TWO. Individualism

Part II: The Politics of the Soul

THREE. The Soul as a Plurality

FOUR. The Well-Ordered Soul

Part III: Incarnations and Ideals

FIVE. The Philosopher

SIX. The Artist

SEVEN. The Saint

EIGHT. The Educator and the Solitary

NINE. Apotheosis and Laughter: The Overman

Part IV: The Circle of Return

TEN. Amor Fati and the Eternal Recurrence

ELEVEN. Becoming Who You Are

CONCLUSION

WORKS OF NIETZSCHE CITED

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691073767

0691073767

OCLC:

1226680087