A Nietzschean Bestiary

Becoming Animal Beyond Docile and Brutal
Herausgeber: Acampora, Christa Davis; Acampora, Ralph R

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Produktbeschreibung

Inspired by the ancient and medieval genre, A Nietzschean Bestiary gathers essays treating the most vivid and lively animal images in one of the philosophic tradition's greatest bodies of work. Leading scholars treat specific animals-such as the prowling beast of prey, Zarathustra's laughing lions, and the notorious blond beast-to ingeniously reveal how these creatures play a prominent role in the development of Nietzsche's philosophy. Numerous essays explore the nature of human animality and our relations to other animals. Contributors shed new light on Nietzsche's conception of power, freedom, and meaning. Research tools, including discussions of Nietzsche's influence on important twentieth-century philosophers and the most extensive index of animal references in Nietzsche's corpus, make this an essential volume for scholars and students alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 149mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 523g
• ISBN-13: 9780742514270
• ISBN-10: 0742514277
• Artikelnr.: 21926005

Autorenporträt

Christa Davis Acampora is professor of philosophy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Ralph R. Acampora is assistant professor of philosophy at Hofstra University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Nietzsche's Feral Philosophy: Thinking
Through an Animal Imaginary Part 3 Part I: On "Lowly" Origins Chapter 4 Ape
"Who Is Zarathustra's Ape?" Chapter 5 Camel "A Sketch (Riß) of the Camel in
Zarathustra" Chapter 6 Polyp "Polyp Man" Part 7 Part II: Zarathustra's
Animals Chapter 8 Dog "Dogs, Domestication, And The Ego" Chapter 9 Spider
"Arachnophobe Or Arachnophile?: Nietzsche And His Spiders" Chapter 10 Snake
"The Eternal-Serpentine" Chapter 11 Bird "The Halcyon Tone As Birdsong"
Chapter 12 Cow "Even Better Than a Cow, O Zarathustra!" Chapter 13
Ass"Nietzsche and the Mystery of the Ass" Part 14 Part III: Beasts of Prey
Chapter 15 Lion "Zarathustra's Laughing Lions" Chapter 16 Blonde Beast
"Nietzsche's 'Blond Beast': On the Recuperation of a Nietzschean Metaphor"
Chapter 17 Beasts of Prey "How We Became What We Are: Tracking the 'Beasts
of Prey'" Part 18 Part IV: Human Animals (Unter, Halb, and Über) Chapter 19
Woman "Women as Predatory Animals, or Why Nietzsche Philosoph