Book contents
- Nietzsche’s Struggle against Pessimism
- Nietzsche’s Struggle against Pessimism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Primary Sources
- Introduction
- Part I Nietzsche’s Intellectual Context and Early Reception of Pessimism
- Part II The Beginnings of Change
- Part III Nietzsche’s Mature Rejection of the ‘Pessimism of Sensibility’
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 November 2023
Book contents
- Nietzsche’s Struggle against Pessimism
- Nietzsche’s Struggle against Pessimism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Primary Sources
- Introduction
- Part I Nietzsche’s Intellectual Context and Early Reception of Pessimism
- Part II The Beginnings of Change
- Part III Nietzsche’s Mature Rejection of the ‘Pessimism of Sensibility’
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces the problem of pessimism, its intellectual and social origins, and where Nietzsche fits into the ‘pessimism dispute’ of 1860–1900. It argues that the current secondary literature on Nietzsche has tended to overlook the historical context in which he was writing, often treating his thoughts on pessimism in isolation from the texts beyond those of Schopenhauer that he was reading on the matter. The chapter ends by laying out the structure of the forthcoming chapters.
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- Nietzsche's Struggle against Pessimism , pp. 1 - 18Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023