Nietzsche as Political Philosopher

by Manuel Knoll (Editor), Barry Stocker (Editor)

Overview

This collection establishes Nietzsche's importance as a political philosopher. It includes a substantial introduction and eighteen chapters by some of the most renowned Nietzsche scholars. The book examines Nietzsche's connections with political thought since Plato, major influences on him, his methodology, and his influence on subsequent thought. The book includes extensive coverage of the debate between radical aristocratic readings of Nietzsche, and more liberal or democratic readings. Close readings of Nietzsche's texts are combined with a contextualising approach to build up a complete picture of his place in political philosophy. Topics include the relevance of Bonapartism and classical liberalism, Nietzsche on Christianity, the cultural history of Germany, the Übermensch, ethics and politics in Nietzsche, and the controversial question of his political preferences and affinities. Nietzsche's political thought is compared with that of Humboldt, Weber and Foucault. The book is essential reading for anyone concerned with Nietzsche's thought, political philosophy, and the history of political ideas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110554717
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	06/26/2017
Series:	Nietzsche Today , #3
Pages:	490
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Manuel Knoll, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey and Barry Stocker, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations ix

Introduction: Nietzsche as political philosopher Manuel Knoll Barry Stocker 1

I The Variety of Approaches to Nietzsche's Political Thought

The "Will to Power": Towards a Nietzschean Systematics of Moral-Political Divergence in History in Light of the 20th Century Rolf Zimmermann 39

The Liberatory Limits of Nietzsche's Colonial Imagination in Dawn 206 Rebecca Bamford 59

Nietzsche's Political Materialism: Diagram for a Nietzschean Politics Nandita Biswas Mellamphy 77

II Democratic, or Liberal, or Egalitarian Politics in Nietzsche

Nietzsche on Power and Democracy circa 1876-1881 Paul Patton 93

Nietzsche's Will to Power and Politics Lawrence J. Hatab 113

A Comparison of Friedrich Nietzsche and Wilhelm von Humboldt as Products of Classical Liberalism Barry Stocker 135

A Nietzschean Case for Illiberal Egalitarianism Donovan Miyasaki 155

III Aristocratic, or Anti-Liberal, or Non-Egalitarian Politics in Nietzsche

Nietzsche, Theognis and Aristocratic Radicalism Renato Cristi 173

Aristocratic Radicalism as a Species of Bonapartism: Preliminary Elements Don Dombowsky 195

Political and Psychological Prerequisites for Legislation in the Early Nietzsche Phillip H. Roth 211

The "Übermensch" as a Social and Political Task: A Study in the Continuity of Nietzsche's Political Thought Manuel Knoll 239

IV Ethics, Morality, and Politics in Nietzsche

Care of Self in Dawn: On Nietzsche's Resistance to Bio-political Modernity Keith Ansetl-Pearson 269

"We who are different, we immoralists…" Daniel Conway 287

Political Realism Naturalized: Nietzsche on the State, Morality, and Human Nature Christian J. Emden 313

The "Last Man" Problem: Nietzsche and Weber on Political Attitudes to Suffering Tamsin Shaw 345

V Physiology, Genealogy, and Politics in Nietzsche

The Politics of Physiology Razvan Ioan 383

On the Genealogy of Nietzsche's Values Tom Angier 405

Foucault's use of Nietzsche Evangelia Sembou 431

Notes on Contributors 449

Name Index 455

Subject Index 465