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Nietzsche and Classical Greek Philosophy: Beautiful and Diseased
Daw-Nay N. R. Evans
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Description for Nietzsche and Classical Greek Philosophy: Beautiful and Diseased
Hardback. This book presents a new understanding of Nietzsche's view of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Through a careful study of how these philosophers appropriate reason in both life-negating and life-affirming ways, Daw-Nay N. R. Evans Jr. offers a fresh perspective on Nietzsche and classical Greek philosophy. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 2. Weight in Grams: 374.
Nietzsche and Classical Greek Philosophy: Beautiful and Diseased explains Friedrich Nietzsche's ambivalence toward Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Daw-Nay N. R. Evans Jr. argues that Nietzsche's relationship to his classical Greek predecessors is more subtle and systematic than previously believed. He contends that Nietzsche's seemingly personal attacks on his philosophical rivals hide philosophically sophisticated disputes that deserve greater attention. Evans demonstrates how Nietzsche's encounters with Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle reveal the philosophical influence they exercised on Nietzsche's thought and the philosophical problems that he sought to address through those encounters. Having illustrated Nietzsche's ambivalence Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, Evans draws on ... Read more
Nietzsche and Classical Greek Philosophy: Beautiful and Diseased explains Friedrich Nietzsche's ambivalence toward Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Daw-Nay N. R. Evans Jr. argues that Nietzsche's relationship to his classical Greek predecessors is more subtle and systematic than previously believed. He contends that Nietzsche's seemingly personal attacks on his philosophical rivals hide philosophically sophisticated disputes that deserve greater attention. Evans demonstrates how Nietzsche's encounters with Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle reveal the philosophical influence they exercised on Nietzsche's thought and the philosophical problems that he sought to address through those encounters. Having illustrated Nietzsche's ambivalence Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, Evans draws on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
373g
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781498502795
SKU
V9781498502795
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About Daw-Nay N. R. Evans
Daw-Nay N. R. Evans Jr. is assistant professor of philosophy and African American studies at Lake Forest College.
Reviews for Nietzsche and Classical Greek Philosophy: Beautiful and Diseased
In his original and thought-provoking study, Daw-Nay Evans takes on a crucial area of Nietzsche studies, namely, Nietzsche's relationship to classical Greek philosophy and offers the reader an illuminating examination of human reason, freedom, and passions. Evans provides a generous and hermeneutically sophisticated reading not only of Nietzsche, but also of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Heraclitus. Anyone seeking to understand ... Read more