A timely and trenchant commentary on the centrality of
Nietzsche’s thought for our time While many posthumanists
claim Nietzsche as one of their own, rarely do they engage his
philosophy in any real depth. Nietzsche’s Posthumanism addresses
this need by exploring the continuities and disagreements between
Nietzsche’s philosophy and contemporary posthumanism. Focusing
specifically on Nietzsche’s reception of the life sciences of his
day and his reflections on technology—research areas as central
to Nietzsche’s work as they are to posthumanism—Edgar Landgraf
provides fresh readings of Nietzsche and a critique of post- and
transhumanist philosophies. Through Landgraf’s
inquiry, lesser-known aspects of Nietzsche’s writings emerge,
including the neurophysiological basis of his epistemology (which
anticipates contemporary debates on embodiment), his concerns with
insects and the emergent social properties they exhibit, and his
reflections on the hominization and cultivation effects of
technology. In the process, Landgraf challenges major commonplaces
about Nietzsche’s philosophy, including the idea that his social
theory asserts the rights of “the strong” over “the weak.”
The ethos of critical posthumanism also offers a new perspective on
key ethical and political contentions of Nietzsche’s writings.
Nietzsche’s Posthumanism presents a uniquely framed
introduction to tenets of Nietzsche’s thought and major trends in
posthumanism, making it an essential exploration for anyone
invested in Nietzsche and his contemporary relevance, and in
posthumanism and its genealogy. Retail e-book files
for this title are screen-reader friendly.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Minnesota Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Posthumanities |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Edgar Landgraf
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
280 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5179-1533-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5179-1533-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781517915339 |
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