Nietzsche in Context

Nietzsche in Context presents a comprehensive reinterpretation of Nietzsche’s thought, placing Nietzsche in the context of the philosophers of his own time. Offering a survey of important philosophical themes, Robin Small identifies the writer or writers with whom Nietzsche most felt himself to be engaging in dialogue. This historical dimension is complemented by original analysis and interpretation of the ideas under discussion. Nietzsche in Context takes Nietzsche scholarship into new and fruitful directions. By locating his ideas within a broader context, this book provides a comprehensive reinterpretation of Nietzsche’s thought adding to the continuing interest of his contributions to philosophy.

Contents: Introduction, Spir and time; Dühring and time; Teichmüller and perspective; Zöllner and space; Mechanism and beyond; Possibility, probability and finality; The mathematics of eternal recurrence; The physics of eternal recurrence; Sensualism and knowledge; Ressentiment, revenge and punishment; Bibliography; Index.