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Book SynopsisFew philosophers are as widely read or as widely misunderstood as Friedrich Nietzsche. This book includes five essays which not only enhances our understanding of Nietzsche's philosophy but also it responds to the misunderstandings that continue to muddy his intellectual reputation.
Trade ReviewWith skill and discernment Danto reveals the important strands of Nietzsche's wildly tangled skein and weaves them into a pattern. New York Times Book Review
Table of ContentsPreface to the Expanded Edition Preface to the Morningside Edition Original Preface Nietzsche as Philosopher 1. Philosophical Nihilism 2. Art and Irrationality 3. Perspectivism 4. Philosophical Psychology 5. Moralities 6. Religious Psychology 7. Ubermensch and Eternal Recurrence 8. The Will-to-Power 9. Nachwort Afterwords 1. The Tongues of Angels and Men: Nietzsche as Semantical Nihilist 2. A Comment on Nietzsche's "Artistic Metaphysics" 3. Beginning to be Nietzsche: On Human, All Too Human 4. Nietzsche's Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality 5. Some Remarks on The Genealogy of Morals
