Janaway, Christopher
Beyond Selflessness: Reading Nietzsche's Genealogy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199570850
- author:
- Janaway, Christopher
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 23.2 x 15.4 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- Ethics & moral philosophy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Christopher Janaway presents a full commentary on Nietzsche's most studied work, On the Genealogy of Morality. He combines close reading of key passages with an overview of Nietzsche's wider aims.
Nietzsche's goal is to pursue psychological and historical truths concerning the origins of modern moral values. This book emphasizes the significance of his rhetorical methods as an instrument of persuasion. Janaway argues that Nietzsche's outlook is broadly naturalist, but he is critical of typical scientific and philosophical methods for their advocacy of impersonality and suppression of the affects.
Janaway shows how Nietzsche seeks to enable us to 'feel differently': his provocation of the reader's affects helps us grasp the affective origins of our attitudes and prepare the way for healthier values such as the affirmation of life. This book is a thought-provoking exploration of Nietzsche's ideas on morality, persuasion, and human feeling.
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