{"product_id":"nietzsche-as-philosopher-paperback","title":"Nietzsche as Philosopher - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur C. Danto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew philosophers are as widely read or as widely misunderstood as Friedrich Nietzsche. When Danto's classic study was first published in 1965, many regarded Nietzsche as a brilliant but somewhat erratic thinker. Danto, however, presented a radically different picture, arguing that Nietzsche offered a systematic and coherent philosophy that anticipated many of the questions that define contemporary philosophy. Danto's clear and insightful commentaries helped canonize Nietzsche as a philosopher and continue to illuminate subtleties in Nietzsche's work as well as his immense contributions to the philosophies of science, language, and logic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition, which includes five additional essays, not only further enhances our understanding of Nietzsche's philosophy; it responds to the misunderstandings that continue to muddy his intellectual reputation. Even today, Nietzsche is seen as everything from a precursor of feminism and deconstruction to a prophetic writer and spokesperson for disgruntled teenage boys. As Danto points out in his preface, Nietzsche's writings have purportedly inspired recent acts of violence and school shootings. Danto counters these misreadings by elaborating an anti-Nietzschian philosophy from within Nietzsche's own philosophy \"in the hope of disarming the rabid Nietzsche and neutralizing the vivid frightening images that have inspired sociopaths for over a century.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays also consider specific works by Nietzsche, including \u003ci\u003eHuman, All Too Human\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Genealogy of Morals\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the philosopher's artistic metaphysics and semantical nihilism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Danto is the Emeritus Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. He is the art critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and has served as president of the American Philosophical Association. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAfter the End of Art\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Madonna of the Future: Essays in a Pluralistic Art World\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eArt in the Historical Present\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.26 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724442472511,"sku":"9780231135191","price":75.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/68309304a835ddb56b34fbb1a4e181be.webp?v=1765102679","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/nietzsche-as-philosopher-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}