Nietzsche's 'On the Genealogy of Morality' An Introduction [Hardcover]

A clear introduction to Nietzsche's influential text featuring a section-by-section analysis.This introductory textbook provides a comprehensive, close reading of Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality, with a section-by-section analysis that shows how the Genealogy holds together as an integrated whole. It will appeal to students at every level reading the Genealogy for the first time.This introductory textbook provides a comprehensive, close reading of Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality, with a section-by-section analysis that shows how the Genealogy holds together as an integrated whole. It will appeal to students at every level reading the Genealogy for the first time.Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality (1887) is a forceful, perplexing, important book, radical in its own time and profoundly influential ever since. This introductory textbook offers a comprehensive, close reading of the entire work, with a section-by-section analysis that also aims to show how the Genealogy holds together as an integrated whole. The Genealogy is helpfully situated within Nietzsches wider philosophy, and occasional interludes examine supplementary topics that further enhance the reader's understanding of the text. Two chapters examine how the Genealogy relates to standard questions in moral and political philosophy. Written in a clear, accessible style, this book will appeal to students at every level coming to read the Genealogy for the first time, and a wider range of readers will also benefit from nuanced interpretations of controversial elements in Nietzsches work.Introduction; 1. Nietzsche's thought and life; 2. The preface; 3. The first essay; 4. The second essay; 5. The third essay; 6. Reflections on the Genealogy; 7. The Genealogy and moral philosophy; 8. The Genealogy and political philosophy. This is precisely the kind of book that one wants as a guide: it is written in clear prose, persuasive, insightful, and illuminating. It is distinctive in that it takelã(