Description
Book SynopsisA traditional interpretation of Nietzsche claims that he values only the exceptional individual. Yet there are passages in which he seems to value the flourishing of the community above that of the individual. The ten essays that comprise this volume wrestle with this tension, some defending the traditional interpretation, others arguing for the importance of community.
Table of Contents1. Nietzsche: the long view Julian Young; 2. 'The time is coming when one will have to relearn about politics' Hans Sluga; 3. The culture of myth and the myth of culture Ken Gemes and Chris Sykes; 4. Festivals of recognition: Nietzsche's idealized communities Kathleen Higgins; 5. Nietzsche's scientific community: elective affinities Jessica Berry; 6. The good of community Maudemarie Clark and Monique Wonderly; 7. The self versus society: Nietzsche's advocacy of egoism Ivan Soll; 8. Nietzsche and the collective individual Christine Swanton; 9. 'We Hyperboreans': toward a Nietzschean topography Jeff Malpas; 10. Nietzsche, language, and community John Richardson.
