| Nietzsche, Biology and Metaphor Contributor(s): Moore, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521024277 ISBN-13: 9780521024273 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: This study explores the German philosopher's response to the intellectual debates sparked by the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. By examining the abundance of biological metaphors in Nietzsche's writings, Gregory Moore questions his recent reputation as an eminently subversive and post modern thinker. The book analyzes key themes of Nietzsche's thought--his critique of morality, his philosophy of art and the Ubermensch--in the light of the theory of evolution, the nineteenth-century sense of decadence and the rise of anti-Semitism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 193 |
| Lexile Measure: 1610 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.79 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study explores the German philosopher's response to the intellectual debates sparked by the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. By examining the abundance of biological metaphors in Nietzsche's writings, Gregory Moore questions his recent reputation as an eminently subversive and post modern thinker. The book analyzes key themes of Nietzsche's thought--his critique of morality, his philosophy of art and the bermensch--in the light of the theory of evolution, the nineteenth-century sense of decadence and the rise of anti-Semitism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moore, Gregory: - Gregory Moore is Research Fellow at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. |