Nietzsche's Struggle against Pessimism
Nietzsche's Struggle against Pessimism
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Nietzsche's Struggle against Pessimism by Patrick Hassan
On what grounds could life be made worth living, given its abundant suffering? Friedrich Nietzsche was among many who attempted to answer this question. While always seeking to resist pessimism, Nietzsche's strategy for doing so, and the extent to which he was willing to concede conceptual grounds to pessimists, shifted dramatically over time. His reading of pessimists such as Eduard von Hartmann, Olga Plümacher, and Julius Bahnsen—as well as their critics, such as Eugen Dühring and James Sully—has been under-explored in the secondary literature, isolating him from his intellectual context. Patrick Hassan's book seeks to correct this. After closely mapping Nietzsche's philosophical development on to the relevant axiological and epistemological issues, it disentangles his various critiques of pessimism, elucidating how familiar Nietzschean themes (e.g. eternal recurrence, aesthetic justification, will to power, and his critique of Christianity) can and should be assessed against this philosophical backdrop.
'In place of a superficial acceptance or rejection, Patrick Hassan nuances in a fruitful and quite original way Nietzsche's critical engagement with the varieties and historical iterations of pessimismA rare combination of historical erudition and analytic precision, this is an essential book on a core topic in Nietzsche studies.' Anthony Jensen, Providence College
'Nietzsche's critique of pessimism has often been framed as a response to Schopenhauer. Hassan usefully expounds the wider intellectual context and shows philosophical sensitivity in reconstructing the thought of the now-lesser-known figures that Nietzsche was in dialogue with, beyond just Schopenhauer.' Andrew Huddleston, University of Warwick
'Nietzsche's critique of pessimism has often been framed as a response to Schopenhauer. Hassan usefully expounds the wider intellectual context and shows philosophical sensitivity in reconstructing the thought of the now-lesser-known figures that Nietzsche was in dialogue with, beyond just Schopenhauer.' Andrew Huddleston, University of Warwick
Dr. Patrick Hassan is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University. He is the author of Schopenhauer's Moral Philosophy (2021) and a number of articles on Nietzsche's and Schopenhauer's ethical thought.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009380294 |
| ISBN 10 | 100938029X |
| Title | Nietzsche's Struggle against Pessimism |
| Author | Patrick Hassan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2025-05-22 |
| Number of pages | 290 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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