Nietzsche's struggle against pessimism /
On what grounds could life be made worth living given its abundant suffering? Friedrich Nietzsche was one among many who attempted to answer this question. This book attempts to disentangle Nietzsche's various critiques of pessimism, elucidating how familiar Nietzschean themes ought to be asses...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2023].
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| Summary: | On what grounds could life be made worth living given its abundant suffering? Friedrich Nietzsche was one among many who attempted to answer this question. This book attempts to disentangle Nietzsche's various critiques of pessimism, elucidating how familiar Nietzschean themes ought to be assessed against this philosophical backdrop. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 278 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-276) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009380270 1009380273 9781009380294 100938029X |