Nietzsche's ethics

This Element explains Nietzsche's ethics in his late works, from 1886 onwards. The first three sections explain the basics of his ethical theory - its context and presuppositions, its scope and its central tension. The next three sections explore Nietzsche's goals in writing a history of Christian morality (On the Genealogy of Morality), the content of that history, and whether he achieves his goals. The last two sections take a broader look, respectively, at Nietzsche's wider philosophy in light of his ethics and at the prospects for a Nietzschean ethics after Nietzsche.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Nietzsche's Ethics -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Nietzsche's Ethics in Outline -- 1.1 Terminology -- 1.2 The Descriptive Thesis: The Life Theory -- 1.3 The Normative Command: Further Life's Goals! -- 2 Christian Morality -- 2.1 Christianity as Christian-Moral -- 2.2 Philosophy as Christian-Moral -- 2.3 Moral, Political and Religious Outlooks as Christian-Moral -- 2.4 The Scholarly Outlook as Christian-Moral -- 3 The Square Circle: Nietzsche's Two Conflicting Strategies -- 4 Morality, History and Genealogy -- 5 Nietzsche's History: The Plot

5.1 GM I: Good, Bad and Evil -- 5.2 GM II: Moral Conscience -- 5.3 GM III: The Triumph of Asceticism -- 6 Does the History Achieve Its Goals? -- 6.1 Demonstrating the Life Theory -- 6.2 How Did We End Up with an Anti-Life Morality? (Or, Why Do the Masters Convert?) -- 6.3 Confronting the Square Circle: Should We Affirm Life? -- 7 Nietzsche beyond Nietzsche's Ethics -- 7.1 Interpretation and Perspective -- 7.2 Truth and Error -- 7.3 Art, Self-Creation and Value Creation -- Conclusion: The Future of Nietzschean Ethics? -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements