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Nietzsche's Enlightenment
Franco, Paul (Professor Of Government, Bowdoin College)
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Description for Nietzsche's Enlightenment
Hardcover. Offers an analysis of the three works that make up the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's middle period: "Human, All too Human"; "Daybreak"; and, "The Gay Science". This title argues that in their favorable attitude toward reason, science, and the Enlightenment, these works mark a sharp departure from Nietzsche's earlier, romantic writings. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
While much attention has been lavished on Friedrich Nietzsche's earlier and later works, those of his so-called middle period have been generally neglected, perhaps because of their aphoristic style or perhaps because they are perceived to be inconsistent with the rest of his thought. With "Nietzsche's Enlightenment", Paul Franco gives this crucial section of Nietzsche's oeuvre its due, offering a thoughtful analysis of the three works that make up the philosopher's middle period: "Human, All too Human"; "Daybreak"; and, "The Gay Science". It is Nietzsche himself who suggests that these works are connected, saying that their "common goal is to ... Read more
While much attention has been lavished on Friedrich Nietzsche's earlier and later works, those of his so-called middle period have been generally neglected, perhaps because of their aphoristic style or perhaps because they are perceived to be inconsistent with the rest of his thought. With "Nietzsche's Enlightenment", Paul Franco gives this crucial section of Nietzsche's oeuvre its due, offering a thoughtful analysis of the three works that make up the philosopher's middle period: "Human, All too Human"; "Daybreak"; and, "The Gay Science". It is Nietzsche himself who suggests that these works are connected, saying that their "common goal is to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226259819
SKU
V9780226259819
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About Franco, Paul (Professor Of Government, Bowdoin College)
Paul Franco is professor of government at Bowdoin College and the author of Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction, Hegel's Philosophy of Freedom, and The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott.
Reviews for Nietzsche's Enlightenment
"Post-structuralists have long mined the works of Nietzsche's middle period in their efforts to employ Nietzsche as an advocate of their deconstructionist enterprise. Paul Franco shows us in a wonderful fashion why their reading is mistaken and in doing so reveals a Nietzsche who is much more friendly to the Enlightenment and the humanist tradition than is generally imagined. It ... Read more