Nietzsche, Politics and Modernity by David Owen

Nietzsche, Politics and Modernity by David Owen

Written in a clear and engaging style, this text demonstrates Nietzsche′s significance as a philosopher and as a political theorist by highlighting his critique of liberalism (in both its philosophical and political forms) and by elaborating the form of ethical and political understanding which his philosophy discloses. In describing Nietzsche′s diagnosis of the modern condition, this book explains the central aspects of his thought including the will to power, the Overman and amor fati. David Owen traces the relevance of Nietzsche′s philosophy to current debates in political theory and engages with key figures such as MacIntyre, Taylor, Rorty and Rawls. Owen argues that the liberalism of the latter two can be seen as the contemporary expression of Nietzsche′s dystopian vision of the Last Man and develops Nietzsche′s political agonism as articulating a cogent alternative to liberal political theory.

`Nietzsche, Politics and Modernity will be of interest to everyone concerned about Nietzsche′s politics, proponents and opponents of liberalism, and students of Nietzche who want a better understanding of some of his central notionsUsing Nietzche, Owen makes an important and original contribution to current debates over liberalism and political theory′ - Ethics

`The best recent thing I have read on Nietzsche is Daviv Owen′s Nietzsche, Politics and Modernity.... Owen′s nose for the deeper currents of Nietzsche′s thought is an immensely cultivated one, and on most central issues - truth, truthfulness, value - he is a thoroughly illuminating commentator.... Nietzsche′s concerns and arguments are situated sensitively within the intellectual history from which they arise, are explained and delved into, sometimes improved upon, and are allowed, at the right moments, to speak for themselves′ - The Philosophical Quarterly

`This book is an important contribution to the remarkable body of British literature from which a new Nietzsche has emerged in recent years.... Owen presents a highly persuasive case for regarding him as a leading theorist of agonal politics. More generally, even those who cavil at Owen′s interpretation will be unable to deny that this accomplished work provides an irresistible case for Nietzsche′s inclusion in the canon of political theory′ - Political Studies

`Owen′s arguments are presented in an organized manner... This book is interesting and relates Nietzsche to contemporary concerns well′ - Choice

David Owen is lecturer in politics at the University of Southampton. His previous publications include Maturity and Modernity (1994) and Nietzsche, Politics and Modernity (1995). CONTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE WESTERN HEMISPHERE Samanta Ashenden Birkbeck College University of London Paul Connolly University of Ulster Mitchell Dean Macquarrie University Peter Jowers University of the West of England Thomas Osborne University of Bristol Ralph Schroeder Royal Holloway College University of London Nigel South University of Essex Sean Watson University of the West of England Malcolm Waters University of Tasmania

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ISBN 13	9780803977679
ISBN 10	0803977670
Title	Nietzsche, Politics and Modernity
Author	David Owen
Series	Philosophy And Social Criticism Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	1995-09-27
Number of pages	192
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