Title: Nietzsche's On the genealogy of morality : a critical guide /
Authors: May, Simon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm,; Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, Criticism and interpretation.; Ethics, Modern
Abstract: "This volume brings together a broad range of prominent philosophers writing in English, from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, so giving a sense for the current state of English-speaking scholarship in the field. Most do not limit themselves to close textual exegesis, but rather treat fundamental themes and aims of the work as a whole, freely discussing their philosophical importance"--
Contents: The future of evil / Raymond Geuss -- On the nobility of Nietzsche's priests / R. Lanier Anderson -- The genealogy of guilt / Bernard Reginster -- Why Nietzsche is still in the morality game / Simon May -- Who is the "sovereign individual"? Nietzsche on freedom / Brian Leiter -- Ressentiment and morality / Peter Poellner -- The role of life in the Genealogy / Nadeem J.Z. Hussain -- The relevance of history for moral philosophy : a study of Nietzsche's Genealogy / Paul Katsafanas -- Why would master morality surrender its power? / Lawrence J. Hatab -- "Genealogy" and the Genealogy / P.J.E. Kail -- The promising animal : the art of reading On the genealogy of morality as testimony / Stephen Mulhall -- Nietzsche and the "aesthetics of character" / Edward Harcourt -- Nietzsche and the virtues of mature egoism / Christine Swanton -- Une promesse de bonheur? Beauty in the Genealogy / Aaron Ridley.