Book contents
- Nietzsche’s Struggle against Pessimism
- Nietzsche’s Struggle against Pessimism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Primary Sources
- Introduction
- Part I Nietzsche’s Intellectual Context and Early Reception of Pessimism
- Part II The Beginnings of Change
- Part III Nietzsche’s Mature Rejection of the ‘Pessimism of Sensibility’
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 November 2023
Book contents
- Nietzsche’s Struggle against Pessimism
- Nietzsche’s Struggle against Pessimism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Primary Sources
- Introduction
- Part I Nietzsche’s Intellectual Context and Early Reception of Pessimism
- Part II The Beginnings of Change
- Part III Nietzsche’s Mature Rejection of the ‘Pessimism of Sensibility’
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The preceding chapters have attempted to track the philosophical evolution of Nietzsche’s thought concerning the value of life, and its associated controversies, by refocusing some of his key insights within the historical context of the Pessimismusstreit or ‘pessimism dispute’ of 1860–1900. By putting Nietzsche into dialogue with the less-known pessimists and their greatest critics, of whom he read closely, three major theses find support.
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- Nietzsche's Struggle against Pessimism , pp. 260 - 263Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023