Living with Nietzsche
Subtitle: What the Great "Immoralist" Has to Teach Us
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: August 21, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780195160147
First sentence: Nietzsche repeatedly insisted on his importance first and foremost as a psychologist, but this has not always been taken as seriously as it ought to be, especially by philosophers.
Description: "In Living With Nietzsche, Solomon suggests that we read Nietzsche from a very different point of view, as a provocative writer who means to transform the way we view our lives. This means taking Nietzsche personally. Rather than focus on the "true" Nietzsche or trying to determine "what Nietzsche really meant" by his seemingly random and often contradictory pronouncements about "the Big Questions" of philosophy, Solomon reminds us that Nietzsche is not a philosopher of abstract ideas but rather of the dazzling personal insight, the provocative challenge, the incisive personal probe. He does not try to reveal the eternal verities but he does powerfully affect his readers, goading them to see themselves in new and different ways. It is Nietzsche's compelling invitation to self-scrutiny that fascinates us, engages us, and guides us to a "rich inner life." Ultimately, Solomon argues, Nietzsche is an example as well promulgator of "passionate inwardness," a life distinguished by its rich passions, exquisite taste, and a sense of personal elegance and excellence."--Jacket.