Nietzsche as Philosopher

By Arthur C. Danto

Book Overview

Enhances our understanding of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy. This book elaborates an anti-Nietzschian philosophy from within Nietzsche's own philosophy. It includes essays that consider specific works by Nietzsche, including Human, All Too Human and The Genealogy of Morals.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231050534
• ISBN13: 9780231050531
• Release Date: January 1965
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A sober reading of Nietzsche

There are some wild readings of Nietzsche out there (nothing wrong with that), but in this book Danto works out of the British/American more conservative school of philosophy and tries to discover if there is a logical system to Nietzsche's works. Danto is one of the most readable philosophers out there, and is sensitive to the problems of systemizing Nietzsche. Overall a nice antidote to give to overzealous intellectuals who read a little Nietzsche and then feel qualified to start calling themselves one of the ubermensch.