Nietzsche and Buddhism : How One Becomes What One Is.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacob, Sarah, author.

Series:

Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion.

Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

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Summary:

Explores the "Janus-faced" response to newly discovered and translated Indian poetry and Vedic philosophy in nineteenth-century German thought, with a particular focus on how Nietzsche's philosophy of the future was transformed against the backdrop of Buddhist ontology and is best understood as early transcultural thought.

Contents:

Contents Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations A Note about Translations and Use of Quotes Introduction Part I: The Historical Chapters Chapter 1: The Impact of the East on Early Nineteenth-Century German Thought Chapter 2: The Impact of Buddhism on Schopenhauer and Wagner Chapter 3: Nietzsche and Indian Thought Beyond Schopenhauer and Wagner Part II: The Comparative Chapters Chapter 4: How One Becomes What One Is: Impermanence and the Selfless Self Chapter 5: How One Becomes What One Is: Suffering, Desire, and Self-Overcoming Chapter 6: How One Becomes What One Is: Honesty, Compassion, and Love of Thy Neighbor Chapter 7: How One Becomes What One Is: Zen and Zarathustra Postscript Bibliography

ISBN:

1-9787-4797-7

1-66697-323-8

OCLC:

1518216119