| Conflict and Contest in Nietzsche's Philosophy Contributor(s): Siemens, Herman (Editor), Pearson, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350066958 ISBN-13: 9781350066953 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Individual Philosophers - Philosophy | Social - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 193 |
| LCCN: 2018011571 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.38 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While Nietzsche's works and ideas are relevant across the many branches of philosophy, the themes of contest and conflict have been mostly overlooked. Conflict and Contest in Nietzsche's Philosophy redresses this situation, arguing for the importance of these issues throughout Nietzsche's work. The volume has three key lines of inquiry: Nietzsche's ontology of conflict; Nietzsche's conception of the agon; and Nietzsche's warrior-philosophy. Under these three umbrellas is a collection of insightful and provocative essays considering, among other topics, Nietzsche's understanding of resistance; his engagement with classical thinkers alongside his contemporaries, including Jacob Burckhardt; his views on language, metaphor and aphorism; and war, revolt and terror. In bringing together such topics, Conflict and Contest in Nietzsche's Philosophy seeks to correct the one-sided tendencies within the existing literature to read simply 'hard' and 'soft' analyses of conflict. Written by scholars across the Anglophone and the European traditions, within and beyond philosophy, this collection emphasises the entire problematic of conflict in Nietzsche's thought and its relation to his philosophical and literary practice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pearson, James: - James Pearson has recently completed his PhD at Leiden University on Nietzsche's philosophy of conflict. He is currently working on the relation of 19th Century German philosophy to problems in contemporary political theory. His dissertation undertakes a critique of Nietzsche's conception of conflict in order to highlight the insufficiency of agonistic and militaristic interpretations of his thought. Aside from Nietzsche, he has published work on Wittgenstein, Hegel and Freud. James has also recently completed work on Wittgenstein as a visiting student at the University of Oxford. His recent publications include: "Language, Sujectivity and the Agon: A Comparative Study of Nietzsche and Lyotard+?, Logoi, 1:3 (2015); "On Catharsis, Conflict and the Coherence of Nietzsche's Agonism+?, Nietzsche-Studien, 45:1 (2016); "Wittgenstein on the Utility of Disagreement+?, Social Theory & Practice 41:4 (2016).Siemens, Herman: - Herman Siemens is Associate Professor of Modern Philosophy at Leiden University, Netherlands. |