Nietzsche: The Politics of Power (American University Studies) - Hardcover

Okonto, Ike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820417270 ISBN 13: 9780820417271

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1992

Synopsis

One of the most astonishing feats of recent Nietzsche scholarship is that it is able to transform the theory of the will to power into a doctrine of selfmastery. With a few exeptions, there is almost a consensus among Nietzsche scholars that the theory of the will to power does not culminate in the vision of a new power politics. But how does a theory designed to undermine the democratic and socialist ideals of equal rights and equal justice suddenly become transformed into a doctrine of self-mastery? This fascinating book confronts the issue of whether or not the theory of the will to power has a political content. It offers astonishing new insights into Nietzsche's political philosophy and maps out an outline of a Nietzschean politics power.

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About the Author

The author: Ike Okonta is an assistant professor and co-ordinator of the philosophy program in the Department of Social Sciences at Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received his B.A. from Urban Univeristy, Rome, Italy, his M.A. from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. He specializes in Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Human Nature and Philosophy of Law. His publications include Classical And Contemporary Moral Issues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820417270
• ISBN 13: 9780820417271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192