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"Philosophos Agonistes": Nietzsche as Exemplar and EducatorDissertation, Emory University. 1997.Throughout his writings Nietzsche suggests that battles waged with and for the benefit of readers and pupils are to take a form analogous to a Greek agon, a contest. The early Nietzsche anticipates a transfiguration of culture that will be brought about by means of agonistic institutions through which greatness will be cultivated in competition. Nietzsche identifies this mode of activity as healthy human striving, as an affirmative way of claiming human meaning, and as a creative process of indi…Read more
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Beholding NietzscheIn Ken Gemes & John Richardson (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Nietzsche, Oxford University Press. 2013.Ecce Homo offers Nietzsche’s own interpretation of himself, his thoughts, and his works. This article analyzes how the text bears on his ideas about agency, fate, and freedom. It presents an account of “how one becomes what one is.” For Nietzsche, a person is a set of drives ordered or ranked a certain way; there is no will or subject separate from these that could carry out the work of becoming. What is most important is that one’s drives be coordinated in a single entity. Through these tactics…Read more
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2Virtues of Authenticity: Essays on Plato and Socrates. By Alexander NehamasThe European Legacy 7 (1): 97-97. 2002.
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3.“Zarathustra Is Dead, Long Live Zarathustra!”“Zarathustra Is Dead, Long Live Zarathustra!”(pp. 83-93)Journal of Nietzsche Studies 41 (1). 2011.
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Autonomy, Self-Respect, and Self-Love: Nietzsche on Ethical Agency1In Ken Gemes & Simon May (eds.), Nietzsche on freedom and autonomy, Oxford University Press. 2009.
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6Cultural Sites of Critical Insight: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and African American and Native American Women’s Writings (edited book)SUNY Press. 2012.Explores the interplay between artistic values and social, political, and moral concerns in writings by African American and Native American women.
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3810. Nietzsche Was No Lamarckian Nietzsche Was No Lamarckian (pp. 282-296)Journal of Nietzsche Studies 44 (2): 213. 2013.ABSTRACT Nietzsche's texts invite perplexing questions about the justification and objectivity of his ethical views. According to the interpretation suggested here, Nietzsche does not advance a substantive normative ethics, but proposes, based on his ontological idea of will to power, an instrumentalist theory of value. He is not a realist about value—according to him, nothing is intrinsically valuable. However, things, actions, beliefs, and values can be evaluated with reference to their capaci…Read more
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14Unmaking Race, Remaking Soul: Transformative Aesthetics and the Practice of Freedom (edited book)State University of New York Press. 2007.Explores the theme of aesthetic agency and its potential for social and political progress
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14The Affirmation of Life: Nietzsche on the Overcoming of Nihilism : ReginsterBernard.Affirmation of life: Nietzsche on overcoming nihilism (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 47 (3): 480-481. 2009.
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153The affirmation of life: Nietzsche on the overcoming of nihilism (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 47 (3). 2009.This is an important, curious book that is worth the effort it takes to get through it. It makes a distinctive case for the centrality of Nietzsche's grappling with nihilism, giving content to his notoriously thin notion of "affirming life," and it offers a nuanced account of "will to power," specifically in relation to Schopenhauer's "will to live." Among its curiosities are its method of extensive reliance on the collection of notes published as The Will to Power and its characterization of a …Read more
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72Peter Berkowitz, Nietzsche: The Ethics of An Immoralist (review)Man and World 30 (4): 490-496. 1997.
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56On Sovereignty and Overhurnanity: Why it Matters How We Read Nietzsche’s Genealogy II:2International Studies in Philosophy 36 (3): 127-145. 2004.
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36On Sovereignty and Overhurnanity: Why it Matters How We Read Nietzsche’s Genealogy II:2International Studies in Philosophy 36 (3): 127-145. 2004.
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14Of Dangerous Games and Dastardly DeedsInternational Studies in Philosophy 34 (3): 135-151. 2002.
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85Nietzsche, Agency, and Responsibility: "Das Thun ist Alles"Journal of Nietzsche Studies 44 (2): 141-157. 2013.There is much in Robert Pippin’s Nietzsche, Psychology, and First Philosophy that merits consideration. During the panel discussion that provided the basis for this article, I marked several paths for further exploration, including Pippin’s treatment of Nietzsche’s naturalism and his characterization of what he calls Nietzsche’s “picture arguments.” Ultimately, I chose to focus on a concern that has drawn intense interest in the recent literature, namely Nietzsche’s conception of agency and free…Read more
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14Letter from the EditorJournal of Nietzsche Studies 43 (2): 155-155. 2012.Dear Readers, For nearly a decade, I have had the distinct privilege and pleasure of serving as the editor for the journal. During this time, with the support of a terrific team, the journal has matured to become the leading venue of English-language philosophical research in the area. Our authors benefit from expert critical feedback, and readers have enjoyed more content and an expanded perspective on international research. The journal’s readership continues to grow as we have enhanced electr…Read more
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14Letter from the EditorJournal of Nietzsche Studies 44 (3): 371-371. 2013.Dear Readers, For nearly a decade, I have had the distinct privilege and pleasure of serving as the editor for the journal. During this time, with the support of a terrific team, the journal has matured to become the leading venue of English-language philosophical research in the area. Our authors benefit from expert critical feedback, and readers have enjoyed more content and an expanded perspective on international research. The journal’s readership continues to grow as we have enhanced electr…Read more
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20Letter from the EditorJournal of Nietzsche Studies 34 (1): 3-4. 2007.Dear Readers, For nearly a decade, I have had the distinct privilege and pleasure of serving as the editor for the journal. During this time, with the support of a terrific team, the journal has matured to become the leading venue of English-language philosophical research in the area. Our authors benefit from expert critical feedback, and readers have enjoyed more content and an expanded perspective on international research. The journal’s readership continues to grow as we have enhanced electr…Read more
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20Letter from the EditorJournal of Nietzsche Studies 40 (1): 3. 2010.Dear Readers, For nearly a decade, I have had the distinct privilege and pleasure of serving as the editor for the journal. During this time, with the support of a terrific team, the journal has matured to become the leading venue of English-language philosophical research in the area. Our authors benefit from expert critical feedback, and readers have enjoyed more content and an expanded perspective on international research. The journal’s readership continues to grow as we have enhanced electr…Read more
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19Letter from the EditorJournal of Nietzsche Studies 43 (1): 1-2. 2012.Dear Readers, For nearly a decade, I have had the distinct privilege and pleasure of serving as the editor for the journal. During this time, with the support of a terrific team, the journal has matured to become the leading venue of English-language philosophical research in the area. Our authors benefit from expert critical feedback, and readers have enjoyed more content and an expanded perspective on international research. The journal’s readership continues to grow as we have enhanced electr…Read more
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University of VirginiaCorcoran Department of Philosophy
Dean, College and the Graduate School of Arts and SciencesAdministrator
Areas of Specialization
Value Theory |
Areas of Interest
Value Theory |
Other Academic Areas |
Cognitive Sciences |