The Philosophy Of Nietzsche By Rex Welson

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This important new introduction to Nietzsche s philosophical work provides readers with an excellent framework for understanding the central concerns of his philosophical and cultural writings It shows how Nietzsche s ideas have had a profound influence on European philosophy and why in recent years Nietzsche scholarship has become the battleground for debates between the analytic and continental traditions over philosophical method The book is divided into three parts In the first part the author discusses morality religion and nihilism to show why Nietzsche rejects certain components of the Western philosophical and religious traditions as well as the implications of this rejection In the second part the author explores Nietzsche s ambivalent and sophisticated reflections on some of philosophy s biggest questions These include his criticisms of metaphysics his analysis of truth and knowledge and his reflections on the self and consciousness In the final section Welshon discusses some of the ways in which Nietzsche transcends or is thought to transcend the Western philosophical tradition with chapters on the will to power politics and the flourishing life The Philosophy Of NietzscheThis was the most terrifying book I have ever read and I suspect will ever read until I actually read Nietzsche and understand what he was saying No book has changed my worldview so systematically and so quickly Nietzsche truly was one of the greatest minds to ever grace the earth 240