Nietzsches philosophy exercised a mesmerizing influence on twentiethcenturythought and continues to be a significant source of inspiration for work inall the ma... » 

Nietzsches philosophy exercised a mesmerizing influence on twentiethcenturythought and continues to be a significant source of inspiration for work inall the major branches of philosophical inquiry. A Companion to Nietzscheshowcases contemporary research and scholarship and provides a comprehensiveguide to all the main aspects of Nietzsches philosophy. The volume opens withan introduction to Nietzsches life and thought and an essay on his art of theaphorism. This is followed by major sections on Art Nature and IndividuationNietzsches Philosophy of the Future Philosophy of Mind Philosophy andGenealogy Ethics Politics Aesthetics and Evolution and Life. In additionthere are fresh treatments of Nietzsches core and enigmatic doctrines such aseternal recurrence the will to power and the overhuman. The volume profilesthe latest research into Nietzsches texts published and unpublished andreflects trends in recent scholarship such as the renewed focus on Nietzschesnaturalism and interest in his philosophy of time of nature and of life.Contributors include both rising stars and established scholars and form aninternational cast comprising many of the leading commentators on andinterpreters of Nietzsche. «