Anthony K. Jensen Livres

In this monograph, Anthony K. Jensen provides a critical analysis and guide to Nietzsche's On the Uses and Disadvantage of History for Life, revealing a text that offers insight into the most important aspects of Nietzsche's then-contemporary philosophy of history. Jensen contextualizes the figures and movements that serve as Nietzsche's interlocutors, and situates this text within Nietzsche's larger philosophical project. Through an examination of Nietzsche's views, the author argues for the contemporary philosophical relevance of On the Uses and Disadvantage of History for Life, and advances the scholarly discussion of this oft-overlooked but nevertheless essential text.

Typically, the first decade of Friedrich Nietzsche's career is considered a sort of précis to his mature thinking. Yet his philological articles, lectures, and notebooks on Ancient Greek culture and thought - much of which has received insufficient scholarly attention - were never intended to serve as a preparatory ground to future thought. Nietzsche's early scholarship was intended to express his insights into the character of antiquity. Many of those insights are not only important for better understanding Nietzsche; they remain vital for understanding antiquity today. Interdisciplinary in scope and international in perspective, this volume investigates Nietzsche as a scholar of antiquity, offering the first thorough examination of his articles, lectures, notebooks on Ancient Greek culture and thought in English. With eleven original chapters by some of the leading Nietzsche scholars and classicists from around the world and with reproductions of two definitive essays, this book analyzes Nietzsche's scholarly methods and aims, his understanding of antiquity, and his influence on the history of classical studies.

An exposition of the development of Nietzsche's philosophy of history in its historical context and of its relevance to contemporary theories.