| Nietzsche: On Theognis of Megara Contributor(s): Cristi, Renato (Editor), Velásquez, Oscar (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783168005 ISBN-13: 9781783168002 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 193 |
| Series: Political Philosophy Now |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.80 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nietzsche's topic for his valedictorian dissertation at the school of Pforta was the poet Theognis, focusing on his life in Megara, his lyrical production, and his views on the gods, morality, and politics. Nietzsche saw Theognis as the intellectual champion of the defeated Megarian aristocracy, who sought to preserve the Dorian spirit and its noble virtues. The interests that guided Nietzsche transcended scientific philology and embraced a concern for the social and political context he saw present in Theognis's work. Nietzsche: On Theognis of Megara argues convincingly for this early Nietzschean text as a work of rudimentary political philology, and the contributors show how Theognis's aristocratism determined and guided Nietzsche's critique of the moral point of view and his conception of an aristocratic state. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cristi, Renato: - Renato Cristi is Professor of Philosophy at Wilfred Laurier University, Canada. He is also the author of Carl Schmitt and Authoritarian Liberalism. |
