Nietzsche, Power and Politics

Rethinking Nietzsche's Legacy for Political Thought

Author: Herman Siemens and Vasti Roodt

Presents historical, contemporary and futural aspects of Nietzsche's political thought.

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Presents historical, contemporary and futural aspects of Nietzsche's political thought.

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Nietzsche’s legacy for political thought is a highly contested area of research today. With papers representing a broad range of positions, this collection takes stock of the central controversies (Nietzsche as political / anti-political thinker? Nietzsche and / contra democracy? Arendt and / contra Nietzsche?), as well as new research on key concepts (power, the agon, aristocracy, friendship i.a.), on historical, contemporary and futural aspects of Nietzsche’s political thought. International contributors include well-known names (Conway, Ansell-Pearson, Hatab, Taureck, Patton, Connolly, Villa, van Tongeren) and young emerging scholars from various disciplines.

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"Das selbstgesetzte Ziel des Bandes, einen neuen Ausgangspunkt fur die Beschaftigung mit Nietzsche im 21. Jahrhundert zu bieten, wird er schon angesichts seines schieren Umfangs, aber mehr noch aufgrund seiner anregenden Vielfalt erfullen."In: Zeitschrift fur Politkwissenschaft 16.07.2009

About the Author

Herman W. Siemens, University of Leiden, The Netherlands; Vasti Roodt, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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Nietzsche's legacy for political thought is a highly contested area of research today. With papers representing a broad range of positions, this collection takes stock of the central controversies (Nietzsche as political/anti-political thinker? Nietzsche and/contra democracy? Arendt and/contra Nietzsche?), as well as new research on key concepts (power, the agon, aristocracy, friendship i.a.), on historical, contemporary and futural aspects of Nietzsche's political thought. International contributors include well-known names (Conway, Ansell-Pearson, Hatab, Taureck, Patton, Connolly, Villa, van Tongeren) and young emerging scholars from various disciplines.