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| Title: | Nietzsche & the 'English'
: The Influence of British & American Thinking on His Philosophy |
| Series: | (JHP Journal of the History of Philosophy Books) |
| Author: | Thomas H Brobjer |
| ISBN: | 1591025478 : 9781591025474 |
| Illustrations: | tables |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 474 |
| Weight: | .548 Kg. |
| Published: | Prometheus Books (Humanity Books) - December 2007 |
| List Price: | 26.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Western philosophy; c1800 to c1900 |
Most of the material relating to Nietzsche's knowledge and reading of British and American thinkers has not previously been available in English. This work contains the first thorough discussion of Nietzsche's relation to Anglo-American culture and philosophy.
Introduction; Part 1: Nietzsche's Knowledge & Reading of British & American Philosophy & Literature -- Nietzsche's Knowledge of the English Language; Nietzsche's Knowledge and Reading of "English" Philosophy; Nietzsche's Love of British Literature; Nietzsche's Knowledge and View of North America; Nietzsche's Love of American Literature; Nietzsche's Reading of Scholarly and Scientific Works by British and American Authors. Part 2: British & American Influences on Nietzsche's Philosophy -- Nietzsche's Debt to Emerson; Nietzsche's Positivism and His Pro-British Period; Nietzsche's Relation to Bentham, Mill, Spencer, and Utilitarianism; Nietzsche's Reading about, Knowledge of, and Relation to Darwinism; Epilogue; Index.
