{"product_id":"a-beginners-guide-to-nietzsches-beyond-good-and-evil-9781405160049","title":"A Beginners Guide to Nietzsches Beyond Good and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA concise and very readable summary of Nietzsche''s \u003ci\u003eBeyond Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, geared toward students embarking on their studies and general readers. It is an ideal companion for those new to the study of this challenging and often misunderstood classic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers clear explanations of the central themes and ideas, terminology, and arguments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a glossary of difficult terms as well as helpful biographical and historical information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates arguments and ideas with useful tables, diagrams, and images; and includes references to further readings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eForms part of a series of Guides designed specifically for A-level philosophy students by an experienced teacher and founder of the popular website Philosophy Online\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anyone teaching Beyond Good and Evil will want to keep a copy of this close to hand. For those who are familiar with the texts it will help to reinvogorate their approach and for those teaching the text for the first time it will provide an excellent guide to the complexities of Nietzsche's ideas.\" \u003ci\u003eGeorge\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMcWilliams, Head of Philosophy and Ethics, Ullswater Community College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gareth Southwell’s Beginner’s Guide is an outstanding introduction to Nietzsche’s text: lively and approachable in tone, yet rigorous and insightful in its handling of the material. A comprehensive and well-informed treatment, this book judiciously blends detailed analysis and illuminating explanation with more wide-ranging discussion. It has some stand-out features that make it extremely helpful for the student, and represents an excellent guide not only to the text and its contexts, but more broadly to the terms and techniques of philosophical debate.\" \u003ci\u003eDuncan Large,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSwansea\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity and the Friedrich Nietzsche Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction x\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Background 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife of Nietzsche 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNineteenth-century Europe 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRomanticism and German Idealism 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePessimism 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGerman Politics 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Text 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Explanation and Summary of the Main Arguments 14\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: On the Prejudices of Philosophers 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: The Free Spirit 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: The Religious Nature 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Four: Maxims and Interludes 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Five: On the Natural History of Morals 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Six: We Scholars 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Seven: Our Virtues 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Eight: Peoples and Fatherlands 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Nine: What is Noble? 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom High Mountains: Epode 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Critical Themes 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReality, Truth and Philosophical Prejudice 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophical prejudices 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The will to truth 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Faith in antithetical values 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Distinction between appearance and reality 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Atomism 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Teleological explanation 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Immediate certainty 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Causa sui 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Reification 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNietzsche’s anti-realism 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod, Religion and the Saint 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe question of God’s existence 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious neurosis and the saint 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond pessimism: the Übermensch and the eternal return 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorality, Ressentiment and the Will to Power 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical naturalism 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA natural history of morality 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRessentiment 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWill to power 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Overview of Beyond Good and Evil 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes 169\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary 181\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography and Suggested Reading 206\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 210\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529334104407,"sku":"9781405160049","price":67.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405160049.jpg?v=1731875210","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-beginners-guide-to-nietzsches-beyond-good-and-evil-9781405160049","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}