Nehamas, A
Nietzsche: Life as Literature
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674624269
- author:
- Nehamas, A
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1990
- Pages:
- 240
- Genre:
- Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Nietzsche's writings remain disquieting and disturbing, yet his importance as a thinker cannot be denied. His ideas often seem incomprehensible, but they have had a profound impact on philosophers such as Wittgenstein, Derrida, Heidegger, and many recent American thinkers. Alexander Nehamas provides a clear guide to understanding Nietzsche's views, revealing the thread that runs through his philosophy: his thinking of the world in terms of literary texts. By exploring this concept, Nehamas sheds light on the forces that hold texts together and how they shape our understanding of knowledge and science. This book offers a step-by-step argument that solves some of the main problems of Nietzsche interpretation, while also raising interesting questions in contemporary philosophy such as moral relativism and scientific realism.
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