Kierkegaard and Nietzsche on the Best Way of Life

A New Method of Ethics
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-30209-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 301 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 5656 g

Kierkegaard and Nietzsche revive an ancient approach to ethics that evaluates different ways of life considered as a whole. Comparing and contrasting their respective ideals of faith and individual sovereignty, this work reveals a valuable new path for contemporary ethics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miles, Thomas P

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abbreviation of Titles Introduction 1. Kierkegaard's Ways of Life 2. Nietzsche's Ways of Life 3. Kierkegaard on Internal Collapse as Despair 4. Nietzsche on Internal Collapse as Nihilism 5. Contrasting Kierkegaard and Nietzsche 6. Comparing Kierkegaard and Nietzsche 7. Conclusions Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas P. Miles is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Boston College, USA. He is a Fulbright scholar who holds degrees in philosophy from Yale University, Cambridge University, and the University of Texas at Austin. He has published numerous articles on Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, as well as Wittgenstein, Hume, and Dante.