The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche

by Bernd Mangus

Book Overview

The opening essay of this Companion provides a chronologically organized introduction to and summary of Nietzsche's published works, while also providing an overview of their basic themes and concerns. It is followed by three essays on the appropriation and misappropriation of his writings, and a group of essays exploring the nature of Nietzsche's philosophy and its relation to the modern and postmodern world. The final contributions consider Nietzsche's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521367670
• ISBN13: 9780521367677
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche

I felt that this Cambridge Companion was extremely well written and provides an inquisitive and responsible look at Nietzsches works. It provides a rational and judicious insight into Nietzsches philosophical writtings, as well as his personal life, allowing the reader to further understand this often times misrepresented philosopher. Any Cambridge Companion is a must for an individual who is interested in a deep study of a philosopher for it acts as a teacher; guiding the student through difficult passages and texts.