Nietzsche and the English The Influence of British and American Thinking on His Philosophy
by Brobjer, Thomas H.; Higgins, Kathleen M.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-07-17
Publisher(s): Humanities Press
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Summary
Most of the material relating to Nietzsche's knowledge and reading of British and American thinkers has not previously been available in English. This work contains the first thorough discussion of Nietzsche's relation to Anglo-American culture and philosophy.
Author Biography
Thomas H. Brobjer is associate professor in the Department of the History of Science and Ideas at Uppsala University, in Sweden
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 7 |
| Introduction | p. 11 |
| Nietzsche's Knowledge and Reading of British and American Philosophy and Literature | |
| Nietzsche's Knowledge of the English Language | p. 23 |
| Nietzsche's Knowledge and Reading of "English" Philosophy | p. 33 |
| Nietzsche's Love of British Literature | p. 69 |
| Nietzsche's Knowledge and View of North America | p. 117 |
| Nietzsche's Love of American Literature | p. 125 |
| Nietzsche's Reading of Scholarly and Scientific Works by British and American Authors | p. 137 |
| British and American Influences on Nietzsche's Philosophy | |
| Nietzsche's Debt to Emerson | p. 155 |
| Nietzsche's Positivism and His Pro-British Period | p. 167 |
| Nietzsche's Relation to Bentham, Mill, Spencer, and Utilitarianism | p. 183 |
| Nietzsche's Reading about, Knowledge of, and Relation to Darwinism | p. 235 |
| Epilogue | p. 273 |
| Appendixes | |
| Books by or about British and American Authors in Nietzsche's Library | p. 279 |
| Chronological Listing of Nietzsche's Reading of British and American Authors | p. 293 |
| Alphabetical Listing of Nietzsche's Reading of British and American Authors, 1850-1888 | p. 327 |
| Notes | p. 337 |
| Index | p. 451 |
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