{"product_id":"decadence-of-the-french-nietzsche-9780739118085","title":"Decadence of the French Nietzsche","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecadence in philosophy is truths dedicated to the intensification of thought. For decadents the best truths don''t describe experience accurately, they incite the most consequent thinking. This doesn''t imply wanting truths that are wrong. But, for decadents, every philosophic conclusion is valued purely in terms of its ability to generate more thought: If thought no longer exists to pursue truthor stolid truthsit exists, then, to serve and accelerate thinking. In Decadence of the French Nietzsche author James Brusseau discusses French Nietzscheanism from Nietzsche through his appropriation by Gilles Deleuze. He also discusses philosophical decadents who participate in contemporary thought and its set of convictions and desires For Brusseau it is no one figure that represents the modern philosophical decadent, contemporary theory is the habitation of these convictions and desires. Original and controversial in its conception of contemporary modes of modern theory and thought, Decadenc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is indeed an original and significant contribution to the field—of philosophy itself, and not merely studies of Nietzsche or French Nietzscheanism. The latter two are worked out and explored from numerous directions in the course of the book. At bottom, the book is a lucid and self-reflective meditation on what it means to think. -- Daniel W. Smith, Purdue University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Philosophy as the Sacrifice of Thinking for Truth Chapter 3 Decadent Philosophy is Truth Sacrificed for Thinking Chapter 4 How Does Decadence Emerge from French Nietzscheanism? Chapter 5 How Does Decadence Emerge from Objections to French Nietzscheanism?","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037425664343,"sku":"9780739118085","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739118085.jpg?v=1750935728","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/decadence-of-the-french-nietzsche-9780739118085","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}