On the Genealogy of Morality: A Polemical Tract - Softcover

Friedrich Nietzsche (author)|Gregory Maertz (editor)|Ian Johnston (translated By)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551119897 ISBN 13: 9781551119892

Publisher: Broadview Press, 2023

Synopsis

On the Genealogy of Morality is a history of ethics, a text about interpreting that history, and a primer on interpretation in general. It also has elements of archaeology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and etymology. Nietzsche’s history-based approach to the development of morality, as well as his keen understanding of how power relations—especially the role played in this process by social, class, and racial divisions—continue to shape our ethical norms and standards of behavior. His reading of history and the human capacity for rationalization anticipated, influenced, and underpinned the interpretative techniques and strategies that emerged as dominant in the humanities and social sciences over the past several decades. In this age of “alternative truths,” Nietzsche’s insight into the nature of interpretation is more valuable than ever before.

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About the Author

Gregory Maertz is Professor of English at St. John's University. He is the author and editor of several other books, including the Broadview Edition of George Eliot's Middlemarch.

Ian Johnston is Professor Emeritus at Vancouver Island University; he has translated numerous works from Greek, French, German, and Latin.

From the Back Cover

On the Genealogy of Morality is a history of ethics, a text about interpreting that history, and a primer on interpretation in general. It also has elements of archaeology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and etymology. Nietzsche's history-based approach to the development of morality, as well as his keen understanding of how power relations--especially the role played in this process by social, class, and racial divisions--continue to shape our ethical norms and standards of behavior. His reading of history and the human capacity for rationalization anticipated, influenced, and underpinned the interpretative techniques and strategies that emerged as dominant in the humanities and social sciences over the past several decades. In this age of "alternative truths," Nietzsche's insight into the nature of interpretation is more valuable than ever before.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551119897
• ISBN 13: 9781551119892
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264