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Contesting Nietzsche
Christa Davis Acampora
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Description for Contesting Nietzsche
Hardback. Offers a rethinking of Friedrich Nietzsche's crucial notion of the agon. Analyzing an array of primary and secondary sources and synthesizing Nietzsche scholarship, the author shows how the agon, or contest, organized core areas of Nietzsche's philosophy, providing a fresh appreciation of the subtleties of his notorious views about power. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
In this groundbreaking work, Christa Davis Acampora offers a profound rethinking of Friedrich Nietzsche's crucial notion of the agon. Analyzing an impressive array of primary and secondary sources and synthesizing decades of Nietzsche scholarship, she shows how the agon, or contest, organized core areas of Nietzsche's philosophy, providing a new appreciation of the subtleties of his notorious views about power. By focusing so intensely on this particular guiding interest, she offers an exciting, original vantage from which to view this iconic thinker: "Contesting Nietzsche". Though existence - viewed through the lens of Nietzsche's agon - is fraught with struggle, Acampora ... Read more
In this groundbreaking work, Christa Davis Acampora offers a profound rethinking of Friedrich Nietzsche's crucial notion of the agon. Analyzing an impressive array of primary and secondary sources and synthesizing decades of Nietzsche scholarship, she shows how the agon, or contest, organized core areas of Nietzsche's philosophy, providing a new appreciation of the subtleties of his notorious views about power. By focusing so intensely on this particular guiding interest, she offers an exciting, original vantage from which to view this iconic thinker: "Contesting Nietzsche". Though existence - viewed through the lens of Nietzsche's agon - is fraught with struggle, Acampora ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226923901
SKU
V9780226923901
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About Christa Davis Acampora
Christa Davis Acampora is associate professor of philosophy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Reviews for Contesting Nietzsche
"Contesting Nietzsche is one of the finest pieces of Nietzsche scholarship to appear in many years. It both offers a comprehensive interpretation of the key texts in Nietzsche's oeuvre and contributes significant insights to some of the key topics in Nietzsche scholarship, including his naturalism, account of agency, approach to science, and possible contribution to thinking about democracy." (Alan D. ... Read more