Nietzsche on War
The book offers new interpretations of Nietzsche's thinking -- considering especially his ideas regarding power, values, nature, contrariety, sexuality and sexual politics -- that could offer new and provocative approaches toward dealing with the rising menace of war. His breadth and depth of interests and his scholarly background make Nietzsche uniquely qualified to comment.
The author quotes from many of Nietzsche's own writings and introduces selected earlier writers whom she believes would have influenced his own thinking on the subject of war, from Thomas Aquinas to Bachofen. Particularly as philosopher, psychologist, philologist and historian, Nietzsche's own words provide the immediate and best access to his thoughts. A thinker of Nietzsche's stature might contribute to the anguished debates rending society even today.
In this century, there appears to be an inverse relationship between the extremely rapid increase of the visible catastrophic effects of the powers of wars and the impotence of people to comprehend the depth and breadth of this complex phenomenon. What is demanded are new, perhaps previously unasked, probably threatening questions.
Any or all of these questions ultimately are centered on, begin or end with, those regarding concern of who. Other than the recognized theorists, who else may have had thoughts, or words, about war? We should surely consider the ancient mythmakers or mythologists; classical Greek or Roman poets, historians, and dramatists; theologians of any era; modern novelists, essayists, or poets; modern scientists. Who has spoken or written words about war? And what have been the his perspectivesand interpretations of these men? And who has remained silent, not having spoken or written?
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The author quotes from many of Nietzsche's own writings and introduces selected earlier writers whom she believes would have influenced his own thinking on the subject of war, from Thomas Aquinas to Bachofen. Particularly as philosopher, psychologist, philologist and historian, Nietzsche's own words provide the immediate and best access to his thoughts. A thinker of Nietzsche's stature might contribute to the anguished debates rending society even today.
In this century, there appears to be an inverse relationship between the extremely rapid increase of the visible catastrophic effects of the powers of wars and the impotence of people to comprehend the depth and breadth of this complex phenomenon. What is demanded are new, perhaps previously unasked, probably threatening questions.
Any or all of these questions ultimately are centered on, begin or end with, those regarding concern of who. Other than the recognized theorists, who else may have had thoughts, or words, about war? We should surely consider the ancient mythmakers or mythologists; classical Greek or Roman poets, historians, and dramatists; theologians of any era; modern novelists, essayists, or poets; modern scientists. Who has spoken or written words about war? And what have been the his perspectivesand interpretations of these men? And who has remained silent, not having spoken or written?
Nietzsche on War
The book offers new interpretations of Nietzsche's thinking -- considering especially his ideas regarding power, values, nature, contrariety, sexuality and sexual politics -- that could offer new and provocative approaches toward dealing with the rising menace of war. His breadth and depth of interests and his scholarly background make Nietzsche uniquely qualified to comment.
The author quotes from many of Nietzsche's own writings and introduces selected earlier writers whom she believes would have influenced his own thinking on the subject of war, from Thomas Aquinas to Bachofen. Particularly as philosopher, psychologist, philologist and historian, Nietzsche's own words provide the immediate and best access to his thoughts. A thinker of Nietzsche's stature might contribute to the anguished debates rending society even today.
In this century, there appears to be an inverse relationship between the extremely rapid increase of the visible catastrophic effects of the powers of wars and the impotence of people to comprehend the depth and breadth of this complex phenomenon. What is demanded are new, perhaps previously unasked, probably threatening questions.
Any or all of these questions ultimately are centered on, begin or end with, those regarding concern of who. Other than the recognized theorists, who else may have had thoughts, or words, about war? We should surely consider the ancient mythmakers or mythologists; classical Greek or Roman poets, historians, and dramatists; theologians of any era; modern novelists, essayists, or poets; modern scientists. Who has spoken or written words about war? And what have been the his perspectivesand interpretations of these men? And who has remained silent, not having spoken or written?
The author quotes from many of Nietzsche's own writings and introduces selected earlier writers whom she believes would have influenced his own thinking on the subject of war, from Thomas Aquinas to Bachofen. Particularly as philosopher, psychologist, philologist and historian, Nietzsche's own words provide the immediate and best access to his thoughts. A thinker of Nietzsche's stature might contribute to the anguished debates rending society even today.
In this century, there appears to be an inverse relationship between the extremely rapid increase of the visible catastrophic effects of the powers of wars and the impotence of people to comprehend the depth and breadth of this complex phenomenon. What is demanded are new, perhaps previously unasked, probably threatening questions.
Any or all of these questions ultimately are centered on, begin or end with, those regarding concern of who. Other than the recognized theorists, who else may have had thoughts, or words, about war? We should surely consider the ancient mythmakers or mythologists; classical Greek or Roman poets, historians, and dramatists; theologians of any era; modern novelists, essayists, or poets; modern scientists. Who has spoken or written words about war? And what have been the his perspectivesand interpretations of these men? And who has remained silent, not having spoken or written?
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Nietzsche on War
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780875867137 |
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| Publisher: | Algora Publishing |
| Publication date: | 01/01/2009 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 240 KB |
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