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152The 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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152This book presents a student-friendly introduction to one of Nietzsche's most widely-read and studied texts. "Beyond Good and Evil" contains Nietzsche's mature philosophy of the free spirit. Although it is one of his most widely read texts, it is a notoriously difficult piece of philosophical writing. The authors demonstrate in clear and precise terms why it is to be regarded as Nietzsche's philosophical masterpiece and the work of a revolutionary genius. This "Reader's Guide" is the ideal compa…Read more
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147Contesting NietzscheJournal of Nietzsche Studies 24 (1): 1-4. 2002.Agon as analytic, diagnostic, and antidote -- Contesting Homer: the poiesis of value -- Contesting Socrates: Nietzsche's (artful) naturalism -- Contesting Paul: toward an ethos of agonism -- Contesting Wagner: how one becomes what one is.
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83Nietzsche, 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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71Peter Berkowitz, Nietzsche: The Ethics of An Immoralist (review)Man and World 30 (4): 490-496. 1997.
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54On 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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35Of Dangerous Games and Dastardly DeedsInternational Studies in Philosophy 34 (3): 135-151. 2002.
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35On 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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34Letter from the EditorJournal of Nietzsche Studies 33 (1): 3-4. 2007.Dear Readers,With this issue, the Journal of Nietzsche Studies buries its twentieth year and continues to strive to be a resource and standard-bearer for Nietzsche scholarship. Its contents reflect this mission and commitment, as readers will find articles that engage a host of important topics, contemporary research, and on-going controversies; an abundance of reviews of recent scholarship; and important philological work.I am pleased to announce several changes. The first two stem from enhance…Read more
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3210. 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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19Letter 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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19Contesting NietzscheUniversity of Chicago Press. 2013.In this groundbreaking work, Christa Davis Acampora offers a profound rethinking of Friedrich Nietzsche’s crucial notion of the agon. Analyzing an impressive array of primary and secondary sources and synthesizing decades of Nietzsche scholarship, she shows how the agon, or contest, organized core areas of Nietzsche’s philosophy, providing a new appreciation of the subtleties of his notorious views about power. By focusing so intensely on this particular guiding interest, she offers an exciting,…Read more
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18Letter 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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17Letter 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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17Letter from the EditorJournal of Nietzsche Studies 41 (1): 3-3. 2011.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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17Letter from the EditorJournal of Nietzsche Studies 47 (2). 2016.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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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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13The 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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13Letter 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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13Letter 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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11Naturalism and Nietzsche's Moral PsychologyIn Keith Ansell Pearson (ed.), A Companion to Nietzsche, Blackwell. 2006-01-01.This chapter contains sections titled: Nietzsche's (Artful) Naturalism The Subject Naturalized Nietzsche's Artful Naturalism Toward an Ethos of the Agonized Subject.
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University of VirginiaCorcoran Department of Philosophy
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