Nietzsche's Philosophy of Art - Softcover

Young, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521455758 ISBN 13: 9780521455756

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive treatment of Nietzsche's philosophy of art to appear in English. Julian Young argues that Nietzsche's thought about art can only be understood in the context of his wider philosophy. In particular, he discusses the dramatic changes in Nietzschean aesthetics against the background of the celebrated themes of the death of God, eternal recurrence, and the idea of the Ubermensch. Young then divides Nietzsche's career, and his philosophy of art, into four distinct phases, but suggests that these phases describe a circle. An attempt at world-affirmation is made in the central phases, but Nietzsche is predominantly influenced at the beginning and end of his career by a Schopenhauerian pessimism. At the beginning and end art is important because it "redeems" us from life.

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Book Description:

Arguing that Nietzsche's thoughts about art can only be understood in the context of his broader philosophy, this study discusses the dramatic changes in Nietzschean aesthetics against the background of the celebrated themes of the death of God, eternal recurrence and the idea of the Ubermensch.

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This is the first comprehensive treatment of Nietzsche's philosophy of art to appear in English. Julian Young argues that Nietzsche's thought about art can only be understood in the context of his wider philosophy. In particular he discusses the dramatic changes in Nietzschean aesthetics against the background of the celebrated themes of the death of God, eternal recurrence and the idea of the Ubermensch. This is a clear and lucid account, combining exegesis, interpretation and criticism in a judicious balance.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521455758
• ISBN 13: 9780521455756
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188