Nietzsche: An Introduction - Softcover

Vattimo, Gianni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0485121182 ISBN 13: 9780485121186

Publisher: The Athlone Press, 2002

Synopsis

This renowned introduction - already a standard text in Europe - is translated here for the first time. Vattimo uses Heideggerean and cultural-critical perspectives to reassess the work and thought of Nietzsche.

About this title

About the Author

<B>Gianni Vattimo </B>is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Turin and a member of the European Parliament. He is the author of<I> Hermeneutic Communism</I> (co-authored with S. Zabala),<I> A Farewell to Truth</I>; <I>The Responsibility of the Philosopher</I>; <I>Christianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith</I> (with R. Girard); <I>Not Being God: A Collaborative Autobiography</I> (with P. Paterlini); <I>Art’s Claim to Truth</I>; <I>After the Death of God</I> (with John D. Caputo);<I> Dialogue with Nietzsche</I>; <I>The Future of Religion</I> (with Richard Rorty); <I>Nihilism and Emancipation:</I><I> Ethics, Politics, and Law</I>; and <I>After Christianity</I>.

From the Back Cover

" A lucidly composed and knowledgeable introducion which captures the 'giddiness' experienced in reading Nietzsche as both a philosopher of Being and a philosopher of Life." Keith Ansell Pearson, University of Warwick.

This renowned introduction - already a standard text in Europe - is translated here for the first time. Vattimo uses Heideggerean and cultural-critical perspectives to reassess the work and thought of Nietzsche.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Athlone Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0485121182
• ISBN 13: 9780485121186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280