The Nietzsche Dictionary
"Nietzsche is not difficult to read, but he is famously difficult to understand. This is because of the bewildering array of words, phrases or metaphors that he uses. The Nietzsche Dictionary aims to help, by giving readers a road map to Nietzsche's language, and thus how his terminology and images relate together, forming an overall philosophical picture. The Dictionary also includes synopses of Nietzsche's key works, and short articles on the main philosophical and cultural influences leading…
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- Full title :The Nietzsche Dictionary / Douglas Burnham.
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"Nietzsche is not difficult to read, but he is famously difficult to understand. This is because of the bewildering array of words, phrases or metaphors that he uses. The Nietzsche Dictionary aims to help, by giving readers a road map to Nietzsche's language, and thus how his terminology and images relate together, forming an overall philosophical picture. The Dictionary also includes synopses of Nietzsche's key works, and short articles on the main philosophical and cultural influences leading up to, and resulting from, Nietzsche. It is designed to be a resource that all readers of Nietzsche will find invaluable, from beginners to more advanced readers. In order to make the book easy to use and navigate, all entries are treated thematically and are of seven types:1. Influences on, or the contemporary context of, Nietzsche2. Major influences of Nietzsche3. Key concepts4. Key metaphors or images5. Alternative translations of the above6. Other words or phrases found in Nietzsche that are cross-referenced to a main entry7. Synopses of major works by Nietzsche"--
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- Publication Date:2015.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
The Physical Object
- Description:viii, 360 pages ; : 22 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781441160751, 1441160752, 9781441162007, 1441162003
- oclc:ocn902839109
- LC Classification:B3311
- Dewey Decimal:193
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements -- How to Use This Book -- Nietzsche's Life -- The A-Z Dictionary -- Guide to Further Reading -- Index.
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