Nietzsche: On the Genealogy of Morality and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) - Hardcover

Nietzsche, Friedrich

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107148510 ISBN 13: 9781107148512

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most influential thinkers of the past 150 years and On the Genealogy of Morality (1887) is his most important work on ethics and politics. A polemical contribution to moral and political theory, it offers a critique of moral values and traces the historical evolution of concepts such as guilt, conscience, responsibility, law and justice. First published in 1994, and revised in 2006, the third edition of this best-selling, concise introduction and translation has been revised and updated throughout, to take account of recent scholarship. Featuring an expanded introduction, an updated bibliography and a guide to further reading, the third edition also includes timelines and biographical synopses. The Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought edition of Nietzsche's major work is an essential resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses on Nietzsche, the history of philosophy, continental philosophy, history of political thought and ethics.

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Review

Review of previous edition: 'The clarity of the ... translation and the supporting apparatus (chronology, further reading, biographical synopses, and index) make this an excellent edition for student use, as indeed it is intended. ... what makes [it] particularly useful is the inclusion of material from other works by Nietzsche to which the Genealogy refers, such as Human, All Too Human, Daybreak, Beyond Good and Evil, and The Gay Science, as well as ... the early texts, 'The Greek State' and 'Homer's Contest'.' British Journal for the History of Philosophy

Book Description

Revised and updated throughout, this is the third edition of the best-selling, concise introduction and translation of Nietzsche's influential work on ethics and politics, On the Genealogy of Morality (1887). It is an essential resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses on Nietzsche, the history of political thought and philosophy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1107148510
• ISBN 13: 9781107148512
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 244
• Editor: Ansell-Pearson Keith