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Book SynopsisThis text illuminates Nietzsche's philosophy by examining his relationship with Schopenhauer. The eight essays examine Nietzsche's changing conceptions in response to the work of the thinker he called his "great teacher". Also provided is a critical piece Nietzsche wrote about Schopenhauer in 1868.
Trade Review...this book teaches us that there is still much more to discover about Nietzsche...and provides new perspectives on his work. * Ruth Abbey, New Nietzsche Studies *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Schopenhauer as Nietzsche's Educator ; 2. On Knowledge, Truth, and Value: Nietzsche's Debt to Schopenhauer and the Development of his Empiricism ; 3. Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on the Redemption of Life through Art ; 4. Nietzsche's Use and Abuse of Schopenhauer's Moral Philosophy for Life ; 5. Schopenhauer and Nietzsche: Temperament and Temporality ; 6. Schopenhauer and Nietzsche: Honest Atheism, Dishonest Pessimism ; 7. Self and Morality in Schopenhauer and Nietzsche ; 8. The Paradox of Fatalism and Self-Creation in Nietzsche ; Appendix 1: Friedrich Nietzsche 'On Schopenhauer' ; Appendix 2: Nietzsche's References to Schopenhauer ; Notes on the Contributors ; Bibliography ; Index
