The Nietzschean self [electronic resource] : moral psychology, agency, and the unconscious / Paul Katsafanas.
2016
B3318.E9 K394 2016eb
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The Nietzschean self [electronic resource] : moral psychology, agency, and the unconscious / Paul Katsafanas.
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9780191800641 (electronic book)
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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©2016
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English
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1 online resource (292 pages)
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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198737100 doi
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B3318.E9 K394 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
170
Summary
Nietzsche's works are replete with discussions of moral psychology, but to date there has been no systematic analysis of his account. How does Nietzsche understand human motivation, deliberation, agency, and selfhood? How does his account of the unconscious inform these topics? What is Nietzsche's conception of freedom, and how do we become free? Should freedom be a goal for all of us? How does - and how should - the individual relate to his social context? 'The Nietzschean Self' offers a clear, comprehensive analysis of these central topics in Nietzsche's moral psychology. It analyses his distinction between conscious and unconscious mental events, explains the nature of a type of motivational state that Nietzsche calls the 'drive', and examines the connection between drives, desires, affects, and values.
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Nietzsche's works are replete with discussions of moral psychology, but to date there has been no systematic analysis of his account. How does Nietzsche understand human motivation, deliberation, agency, and selfhood? How does his account of the unconscious inform these topics? What is Nietzsche's conception of freedom, and how do we become free? Should freedom be a goal for all of us? How does - and how should - the individual relate to his social context? 'The Nietzschean Self' offers a clear, comprehensive analysis of these central topics in Nietzsche's moral psychology. It analyses his distinction between conscious and unconscious mental events, explains the nature of a type of motivational state that Nietzsche calls the 'drive', and examines the connection between drives, desires, affects, and values.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The unconscious
Consciousness as superficial and falsifying
Drives
Values
Willing without a will
The unified self
Self, culture, and society
The free individual
Nietzschean moral psychology and its competitors.
The unconscious
Consciousness as superficial and falsifying
Drives
Values
Willing without a will
The unified self
Self, culture, and society
The free individual
Nietzschean moral psychology and its competitors.