The Affirmation of Life: Nietzsche on Overcoming NihilismAmong all the great thinkers of the past two hundred years, Nietzsche continues to occupy a special place--not only for a broad range of academics but also for members of a wider public, who find some of their most pressing existential concerns addressed in his works. Central among these concerns is the question of the meaning of a life characterized by inescapable suffering, at a time when the traditional responses inspired by Christianity are increasingly losing their credibility. While most recent studies of Nietzsche's works have lost sight of this fundamental issue, Bernard Reginster's book The Affirmation of Life brings it sharply into focus. |
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... condition is best described as despair . The elaboration of a strategy to overcome nihilistic despair begins with an investigation of its sources . Nihilism is commonly presented as a direct consequence of the death of God . To say that ...
... conditions of our life in " this " world . Such values are life - negating , or nihilistic , values ; that is , values from the standpoint of which this life deserves to be repudiated , since it is hopelessly inhospitable to their ...
... conditions of our life in this world are essentially inhospitable to their realization . Н To be effective , therefore ... condition , and consequently why hap- piness , understood in hedonistic terms , is impossible . On this conception ...
... condition or consequence of the realization of certain values , such as creativity , for this remains compatible with a condemnation of suffering , and therefore with the negation of life . Indeed , we might still coherently aspire to a ...
... conditions for the affirmation of life . And it shows how Nietzsche's own life and philosophy are examplary instances of the very will to power they were devoted to recognize , analyze , and advocate . 4. The Question of the Nachlass ...
Contents
Nihilism | 21 |
Overcoming Disorientation | 54 |
The Will to Power | 103 |
Overcoming Despair | 148 |
The Eternal Recurrence | 201 |
Dionysian Wisdom | 228 |
Notes | 271 |
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The Affirmation of Life: Nietzsche on overcoming nihilism Bernard REGINSTER,Bernard Reginster Limited preview - 2009 |
The Affirmation of Life: Nietzsche on Overcoming Nihilism Bernard Reginster No preview available - 2009 |