Nietzsche and the Origin of Virtue (Paperback, New Ed)

Lester H. Hunt

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In "Ecce Homo" (1908), Friedrich Nietzsche calls himself "the first immoralist" and adds "that makes me the annihilator par excellence". Lester Hunt examines this and other radical claims in order to show that Nietzsche does have a coherent and formidable ethical and political philosophy. Unlike most other scholars in the field, he approaches Nietzsche not merely to discover what he stood for, but to discern whether his ideas are ones we should accept and use. What emerges at the core of Nietzsche's work is a powerful and original "ethics of virtue" based entirely on his conception of "good character". Hunt examines the problems implicit in Nietzsche's own position, and explores in detail areas such as his views on human rights, his "anti-political" stance, and his novel use of the idea of "experimentation" as an ethical ideal. He uses Nietzsche's writings as a starting point for a critique of a wider, contemporary ethical project - one that should inform our lives as well as our thoughts.

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Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	Lester H. Hunt
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-09580-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-09580-8
Barcode:	9780415095808