Friedrich Nietzsche on the Philosophy of Right And the State

by Kazantzakis, Nikos; Makridis, Odysseus

• ISBN13: 9780791467312
• ISBN10: 0791467317
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

This book represents the first English translation of Nikos Kazantzakis's 1909 dissertation on Friedrich Nietzsche's political and legal philosophy. Before Kazantzakis became one of the best-known modern Greek writers, he was an avid student of Nietzsche's thought, discovering Nietzsche while studying law in Paris from 1907 to 1909. This powerful assessment of Nietzsche's radical political thought is translated here from a restored and authentic recent edition of the original. Its deep insights are unencumbered by the encrustations that generations of Nietzsche's admirers and detractors have deposed on the original Nietzschean corpus. The book also offers a revealing glimpse into the formative stage of Kazantzakis's thought.

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface	vii
Introduction	ix
1. Prolegomena	1	(14)
A. The Times	2	(5)
B. The Character and Life of Friedrich Nietzsche	7	(8)
2. [Nihilism]	15	(8)
3. [Human Nature]	23	(20)
A. Man in General	23	(1)
B. Man's Historical Evolution	24	(2)
C. The Constitution of Human Nature	26	(7)
a. Soul	26	(2)
b. Free Will	28	(3)
c. On Human Equality	31	(2)
D. Family	33	(3)
The Natures of Man and Woman—Marriage	33	(3)
E. The State	36	(7)
4. Religion—Morality—Right	43	(8)
A. Religion	43	(2)
B. Morality	45	(3)
C. Right	48	(3)
5. [Recapitulation and] Conclusion	51	(4)
6. The Positive Aspect of Nietzsche's Philosophy	55	(12)
Notes	67	(48)
Index	115