Why We Are Not Nietzscheans (Paperback, New edition)

To think with Nietzsche against Nietzsche. Thus the editors describe the strategy adopted in this volume to soften the destructive effects of Nietzsche's philosophy with a hammer on French philosophy since the 1960s. Frustrated by the infinite inclusiveness of deconstructionism, the contributors to this volume seek to renew the Enlightenment quest for rationality. Though linked by no common dogma, these essays all argue that the French Nietzsche transmitted through the deconstructionists must be reexamined in light of the original context in which Nietzsche worked. Each essay questions the viability of Nietzsche's thought in the modern world, variously critiquing his philosophy of history as obsessed with hierarchy, his views on religion and art as myopic and irrational, and his stance on science as hopelessly reactionary. Contending that we must abandon the Nietzsche propped up as patron saint by French deconstructionists in order to return to reason, these essays will stimulate debate not just among Nietzscheans but among all with a stake in modern French philosophy. Contributors are Alain Boyer, Andre Compte-Sponville, Vincent Descombes, Luc Ferry, Robert Legros, Philippe Raynaud, Alain Renault, and Pierre-Andre Taguieff.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1997
First published:	June 1997
Editors:	Luc Ferry • Alain Renaut
Translators:	Robert de Loaiza
Dimensions:	153 x 228 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-24481-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	0-226-24481-4
Barcode:	9780226244815

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