An Introduction to Nietzsche as Political Thinker: The Perfect Nihilist

by Keith Ansell-Pearson

This is a lively and engaging introduction to the contentious topic of Nietzsche's political thought. It traces the development of Nietzsche's thinking on politics from his earliest writings to the mature work in which he advocates aristocratic radicalism as opposed to 'petty' European nationalism. The key ideas of the will to power, eternal return and the overman are discussed and all Nietzsche's major works analysed in detail, such as Beyond Good...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521427215
• ISBN13: 9780521427210
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.7"