Nietzsche, Power and Politics : Rethinking Nietzsche's Legacy for Political Thought

Frontmatter; Contents; References and Citations; Abbreviations; Translations of Nietzsche's writings; Introduction; The Birth of the State; Nietzsche as 'Über-Politischer Denker'; The Question of Nietzsche's Anti-Politics and Human Transfiguration1; Nietzsche, Democracy, Time1; Nietzsche, Ethical Agency and the Problem of Democracy; Breaking the Contract Theory: The Individual and the Law in Nietzsche's Genealogy; Nietzsche's Reasoning against Democracy: Why He Uses the Social Herd Metaphor and Why He Fails; Critical Aspects of Nietzsche's Relation to Politics and Democracy.;Nietzsche?s legacy for political thought is a highly contested area of research today. With papers representing a broad range of positions, this collection takes stock of the central controversies (Nietzsche as political / anti-political thinker? Nietzsche and / contra democracy? Arendt and / contra Nietzsche?), as well as new research on key concepts (power, the agon, aristocracy, friendship i.a.), on historical, contemporary and futural aspects of Nietzsche?s political thought. International contributors include well-known names (Conway, Ansell-Pearson, Hatab, Taureck, Patton, Connolly, Vill. Frontmatter Contents References and Citations Abbreviations Translations of Nietzsche’s writings Introduction The Birth of the State Nietzsche as ‘Über-Politischer Denker’ The Question of Nietzsche’s Anti-Politics and Human Transfiguration1 Nietzsche, Democracy, Time1 Nietzsche, Ethical Agency and the Problem of Democracy Breaking the Contract Theory: The Individual and the Law in Nietzsche’s Genealogy Nietzsche’s Reasoning against Democracy: Why He Uses the Social Herd Metaphor and Why He Fails Critical Aspects of Nietzsche’s Relation to Politics and Democracy Yes, No, Maybe So... Nietzsche’s Equivocations on the Relation between Democracy and ‘Grosse Politik’ The Sacrifice of the Overman as an Expression of the Will to Power: Anti-Political Consequences and Contributions to Democracy Nietzsche’s Aristocratism Revisited Anti-Politicality and Agon in Nietzsche’s Philology Nietzsche as Bonapartist ‘Nietzsche Caesar’ How ‘Nietzschean’ Was Arendt? Nietzsche and/or Arendt? Overcoming Resentment. Remarks on the Supra-Moral Ethic of Nietzsche and Hannah Arendt Forces and Powers in Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morals Nietzsche on Rights, Power and the Feeling of Power On Nietzsche and the Enemy: Nietzsche’s New Politics Nietzsche and Emerson on Friendship and Its Ethical-Political Implications Manu as a Weapon against Egalitarianism: Nietzsche and Hindu Political Philosophy Political Implications of Happiness in Descartes and Nietzsche Nietzsche, Money And Bildung A ‘Wondrous Echo’: Burckhardt, Renaissance and Nietzsche’s Political Thought Nietzsche and the Psychology of Mimesis: From Plato to the Führer Contingent Criticism: Bridging Ideology Critique and Genealogy The Biological Threshold of Modern Politics: Nietzsche, Foucault and the Question of Animal Life Corporealizing Thought: Translating the Eternal Return Back into Politics ‘Holding on to the Sublime’: Nietzsche on Philosophy’s Perception and Search for Greatness The Struggle Between Ideals: Nietzsche, Schmitt and Lefort on the Politics of the Future Backmatter

Nietzsche’s legacy for political thought is a highly contested area of research today. With papers representing a broad range of positions, this collection takes stock of the central controversies (Nietzsche as political / anti-political thinker? Nietzsche and / contra democracy? Arendt and / contra Nietzsche?), as well as new research on key concepts (power, the agon, aristocracy, friendship i.a.), on historical, contemporary and futural aspects of Nietzsche’s political thought. International contributors include well-known names (Conway, Ansell-Pearson, Hatab, Taureck, Patton, Connolly,Villa, van Tongeren) and young emerging scholars from various disciplines.

"Nietzsche's legacy for political thought is a highly contested area of research today. With papers representing a broad range of positions, this collection takes stock of the central controversies (Nietzsche as political / anti-political thinker? Nietzsche and / contra democracy? Arendt and / contra Nietzsche?), as well as new research on key concepts (power, the agon, aristocracy, friendship i.a.), on historical, contemporary and futural aspects of Nietzsche's political thought. International contributors include well-known names (Conway, Ansell-Pearson, Hatab, Taureck, Patton, Connolly, Villa, van Tongeren) and young emerging scholars from various disciplines."--Page 4 of cover. Review text: "Das selbstgesetzte Ziel des Bandes, einen neuen Ausgangspunkt für die Beschäftigung mit Nietzsche im 21. Jahrhundert zu bieten, wird er schon angesichts seines schieren Umfangs, aber mehr noch aufgrund seiner anregenden Vielfalt erfüllen."In: Zeitschrift für Politkwissenschaft 16.07.2009