Description
Book SynopsisAlthough Nietzsche develops profound critiques of morality, culture, and religion, it is very difficult to spell out the precise political implications of his insights. He himself never did so in any systematic way. This book claims that there is a reason for this: Nietzsche's insights entail a distinctive form of political skepticism.
Trade Review"Shaw has written a very clear and easily intelligible book addressing one main question: given Nietzsche's distrust of the authority of the state, what alternative source of normative authority does he offer?"--C.A. Colmo, Choice "Shaw's book is well written and well argued and Nietzsche scholars and social and political theorists would benefit from his insights."--Richard Findler, European Legacy
Table of ContentsAbbreviations ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1: The Predatory State 12 Chapter 2: The Self-Destruction of Secular Religions 36 Chapter 3: Laws of Agreement 59 Chapter 4: Nietzsche as a Moral Antirealist 78 Chapter 5: Nietzsche as a Moral Realist 109 Chapter 6: Nietzsche as a Skeptic about Liberalism 137 Acknowledgments 153 Index 155
