After Nietzsche: Notes Towards a Philosophy of Ecstasy

by J. Marsden

Overview

From "The Birth of Tragedy" to his experimental "physiology of art", Nietzsche examines the aesthetic, erotic and sacred dimensions of rapture, hinting at how an ecstatic philosophy is realized in his elusive doctrine of Eternal Return. Jill Marsden pursues the implications of this legacy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349423712
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Series:	Renewing Philosophy
Edition description:	1st ed. 2002
Pages:	209
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1490L (what's this?)

About the Author

JILL MARSDEN is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Bolton Institute. She has published a number of articles on Nietzsche and related themes in contemporary European philosophy.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface In the Horizon of the Infinite The Tempo of Becoming A Feeling of Life Men of Fire A General Theory of Collapse The Night of Unknowing Great Moments of Oblivion The Sense of Eternity Notes Bibliography Index