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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... truth , but only his own perspective.10 Although on different grounds , I share this general opinion that the manner ... truths Nietzsche uncovers that justifies the " esoterism " of his style ( ibid . ) , so that any adequate account of ...
... truth and knowledge . I do not ignore the issue altogether , but my discussion of perspectivism and truth will be limited here to the case of value judgment . I will not consider the issue of truth and knowl- edge in general for a ...
... truth of which can no longer be taken seriously . Although the death of God is closely associated with Nietzsche's philosophy , he says fairly little about it , apparently because he regards it as the inevitable con- sequence of various ...
... truths he reveals from those not worthy of them , or not prepared to face them ( see BGE 30 , 39 , 43 ) . From this standpoint , then , the artifice of the published works is meant to mislead and misdirect those readers who are not ...
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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 |