An Introduction to Nietzsche as Political Thinker - The Perfect Nihilist

Keith Ansell-Pearson

Cambridge University Press

1994

243 páginas

8h 6m

ISBN-10: 0521427215

This is a lively and engaging introduction to the contentious topic of Nietzsche's politics, tracing the development of his thinking and confronting directly his appropriation by the Nazis. The key ideas of the will to power, eternal return and the overman are discussed and all Nietzsche's major works analyzed in detail. This textbook will be essential for all students of Nietzsche and of the history of political ideas. It includes a chronology of Nietzsche's life and works, and a guide to further reading.