Get over yourself : Nietzsche for our times, societas essays in political & cultural criticism

Many books have sought to introduce the writings of the infamous and influential philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, but Get Over Yourself puts matters the other way round. Rather than simply explaining his thought, it instead asks: what would Nietzsche make of us? What would he think of our 21st-century, digital age? In our time of identity politics, therapy culture, 'safe spaces', religious fundamentalism, virtue-signalling, Twitterstorms, public emoting, 'dumbing-down', digital addiction and the politics of envy, the book introduces Nietzsche by putting the man in our shoes. Get Over Yourself both uses Nietzsche's philosophy to understand our society, and takes our society to explain his philosophy. Cover 1 Contents 2 Front matter 3 Title page 3 Publisher information 4 Dedication 5 About the Author 6 Guide to abbreviations of Nietzsche’s works 7 Prologue 8 Body matter 9 Introduction: Get over yourself 9 Human, all too human: The life of Friedrich Nietzsche 21 1. The Superman: Identity politics 50 2. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: Therapy culture 58 3. Live Dangerously! Safe spaces 65 4. Convictions are prisons: Religious fundamentalism 70 5. The sick, loud gesture: Virtue signalling 77 6. The herd instinct: Twitterstorms 83 7. Beware the compassionate: Crying in public 89 8. Equality to the equal, inequality to the unequal: Dumbing down 94 9. Leisure and idleness are a noble thing: Digital addiction 102 10. The Will to Power: The politics of envy 107 Conclusion: Beyond Good and Evil 112 Back matter 118 Friedrich Nietzsche’s Works 118 Bibliography 119 Nietzsche,culture,modernity,existentialism,nihilism,identity politics,twitter,therapy culture,fundamentalism,virtue signalling,twitterstorms,twitter storms,dumbing down,society,humanity,superman,herd instinct,will to power