Nietzsche and the Origin of Virtue

by Lester H. Hunt

Overview

In Ecce Homo (1908) Friedrich Nietzsche calls himself "the first immoralist" and adds "that makes me the annihilator par excellence".
Lester Hunt examines this and other radical claims in order to show that Nietzsche does have a coherent ethical and political philosophy. He uses Nietzsche's writings as a starting point for a critique of a wider, contemporary ethical project - one that should inform our lives as well as our thoughts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134865727
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/04/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	575 KB

About the Author

Lester H. Hunt

Table of Contents

Editor’s foreword, Preface and acknowledgements, Note on translations, citations, and abbreviations, 1 INTRODUCTION: READING NIETZSCHE, 2 IMMORALISM, 3 POLITICS AND ANTI-POLITICS, 4 CHAOS AND ORDER, 5 VIRTUE, 6 JUSTICE AND THE GIFT-GIVING VIRTUE, 7 WHICH TRAITS ARE VIRTUES?, 8 IMMORALISM AGAIN, 9 CONCLUSION: VIRTUE AND SOCIETY, Notes, Index

Editorial Reviews

‘Hunt's interpretation is ... not only a new interpretation of Nietzsche, but also a representation of a significant position in ethical and political philosophy' - Richard Schacht, University of Illinois

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