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These essays focus on the dialogue with the continental philosophical tradition, in particular the work of Heidegger, that has played a foundational role in Dreyfus's thinking.
Wide-ranging essays making up the first major study of Nietzsche and the classical tradition in a quarter of a century. This volume collects a wide-ranging set of essays examining Friedrich Nietzsche's engagement with antiquity in all its aspects. It investigates Nietzsche's reaction and response to the concept of "classicism," with particular reference to his work on Greek culture as a philologist in Basel and later as a philosopher of modernity, and to his reception of German classicism in all his texts. The book should be of interest to students of ancient history and classics, philosophy, comparative literature, and Germanistik. Taken together, these papers suggest that classicism is bot...
It is rare to find another philosopher who has had such a profound impact on not only philosophical thought but also sociology, psychology, art, literature, and even pedagogy. Many major contemporary philosophers have taken various paths through Nietzsche's enormous work, which could act as an Ariadne's thread, without necessarily reflecting on the labyrinthine nature of his thought. The difference between these paths lies not so much in the questions but in the methodological approach and objective of the respective readings of Nietzsche. On the one hand, Nietzsche was often interpreted through the lens of one's own philosophical tradition, effectively prescribing the path through the labyrinth. Conversely, authors such as Foucault choose to enter the labyrinth with Nietzsche, engaging with his multifaceted mind games. This collection of essays on Nietzsche is an invitation to explore both approaches.
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