Friedrich Nietzsche on the Philosophy of Right and the State

by Kazantzakis, Nikos; Makridis, Odysseus

• ISBN13: 9780791467329
• ISBN10: 0791467325
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-01
• 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	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Prolegomena	p. 1
The Times	p. 2
The Character and Life of Friedrich Nietzsche	p. 7
[Nihilism]	p. 15
[Human Nature]	p. 23
Man in General	p. 23
Man's Historical Evolution	p. 24
The Constitution of Human Nature	p. 26
Soul	p. 26
Free Will	p. 28
On Human Equality	p. 31
Family	p. 33
The Natures of Man and Woman-Marriage	p. 33
The State	p. 36
Religion-Morality-Right	p. 43
Religion	p. 43
Morality	p. 45
Right	p. 48
[Recapitulation and] Conclusion	p. 51
The Positive Aspect of Nietzsche's Philosophy	p. 55
Notes	p. 67
Index	p. 115
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