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Book SynopsisBy re-examining Nietzsche''s notion of the eternal-feminine and his views on women and feminism, this volume offers new perspectives on some of his key ideas. It brings together a diverse group of scholars to critically engage with Nietzsche's use of late-19th-century gender stereotypes and the ways in which they served his critique of values, including his use of woman as a trope for truth. Among other subjects, the contributors consider the role of psychology in Nietzsche''s thought, his concern with style, self-creation, and advocacy of perfectionism, his views on romantic love and marriage, and his aim of revaluing all values to instigate a distant philosophy of the future. They investigate parallels between Nietzsche's thought and Shaktism, his relation to Goethe and Stendahl, and his influence on Beauvoir, Butler, and Dohm. With the inclusion of two seminal essays on Nietzsche and women by Lawrence J. Hatab and Kelly Oliver, the volume also illustrates some of the ways in whic
Trade ReviewLike Goethe’s expression ‘the Eternal-Feminine’, Nietzsche’s status as a feminist thinker has been perceived as regressive and progressive alike. Michael J. McNeal brings together a thought-provoking set of essays that interrogate the role of the feminine in Nietzsche’s thought in a way that directly addresses our contemporary debate about gender and identity. * Paul Bishop, William Jacks Chair of Modern Languages, University of Glasgow, UK *
However controversial Nietzsche’s views on the ‘feminine’ might be, few can deny his importance in identifying sexual difference as a philosophical issue. In this wide-ranging, highly stimulating collection of essays, the importance of Nietzsche as a thinker of the feminine is newly foregrounded and newly invigorated for our times. * Jill Marsden, Professor of Literature and Philosophy, The University of Bolton, UK *
Table of ContentsIntroduction by Michael McNeal Part I. Formative Antecedents 1. Nietzsche on Woman (with a new postscript),
Lawrence J. Hatab, Old Dominion University (1981) 2. Woman as Truth in Nietzsche’s Writing,
Kelly Oliver, Vanderbilt University (1984)
Part II. Perfectionism and Psychology 3. Nature’s Motherly Veil – Style in Nietzsche’s Untimely Meditations,
Pedro Nagem de Souza, UNICAMP, Brazil 4. Nietzsche and the Psychology of the ‘Eternally Feminine’,
Allison Merrick, California State University, USA 5. Nietzsche’s Perfectionism and the Ethics of Care,
Justin Remhof, Old Dominion University, USA Part III. Women, Myth, and the Future 6. Shakti Under Erasure: Parallels with Goddess Spirituality in Nietzsche's Thought,
Shruti Jain, Jindal Global University, India 7. The Meaning of Ariadne for Nietzsche,
Mat Messerschmidt, University of Chicago, USA 8. Nietzsche on Naxos: Seduction, Deification, and the Truth of the Self,
Nicholas Low, Harvard University, USA Part IV. Gender, Ressentiment, and the Revaluation of Values 9
. Genealogy in Drag: Nietzsche and Butler on Language and Gender,
Marta Vero, Italian Institute for Germanic Studies, Italy 10. What if Truth Were a Woman? Metaphors of the Feminine and the Transvaluation of Values in Nietzsche’s Philosophy,
Isadora Petry, UNICAMP, Brazil 11. Feminism as Female Slave Morality? An Emancipatory Thesis from Rousseau to Nietzsche,
Nina Lex, Friedrich Nietzsche College, Germany 12. Nietzsche on Marriage and the Cultivation of Humanity,
Marina García-Granero, University of Valencia, Spain Part V. Nietzschean Engagements and Influences 13. The ‘Eternal-Feminine’ in Nietzsche's Philosophy: On Nietzsche’s Inversion of Goethe's Verse –
Ihr ‘Ewig-Weibliches’ zieht uns - hinab!,
Vinicius Souza de Paulo, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil 14. The Nihilism of the Oppressed: Hedwig Dohm’s Feminist Critique of Nietzschean Nihilism,
Katie Brennan, Temple University, USA 15. Stendhal, Nietzsche, and Beauvoir on Romantic Love,
Lorenzo Serini, University of Warwick, UK Index
