'The Gift' in Nietzsche's Zarathustra : affirmative love and friendship /

"Tracing the notion of 'the gift' in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra Emilio Corriero provides a new interpretation of this essential text, alongside 'the gift's' evolution as a key concept in the history of western philosophy and Christianity. The last phase of...

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Corriero, Emilio
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
"Tracing the notion of 'the gift' in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra Emilio Corriero provides a new interpretation of this essential text, alongside 'the gift's' evolution as a key concept in the history of western philosophy and Christianity. The last phase of Nietzsche's thought, including his writings on the death of God, The Will to Power , the Overman, and eternal recurrence are analysed anew in Corriero's reading of Thus Spoke Zarathustra. From Nietzsche's Prologue, in which Zarathustra presents the idea of the Overman as a gift of love and wisdom, up to the fourth and final book, in which the theme of hospitality and sacrifice are inextricably linked to the concept of donation, highlighting the novelty and exceptionality of Zarathustra's gift. Building on these ideas, this book reveals how the gift of Zarathustra put forward by Nietzsche rethinks the relationships between individuals based on Christian doctrine, enabling new forms of coexistence and sociality to thrive. Using key 20th century writings on 'the gift' from Derrida, Benveniste, and Esposito, Corriero traverses themes of sacrifice and hospitality, the idea of friend and foe, compassionate love and affirmative love, to present Zarathustra as Nietzsche's ultimate gift, as well as cementing the centrality of 'the gift' to the history of sociality and philosophy."--
Umfang:
1 online resource (256 pages).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Anmerkungen:
Includes index.
Format Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN:
9781350212282
9781350212695
DOI:
10.5040/9781350212695?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
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Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.
Schlagworte:
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, > 1844-1900. > Thus spoke Zarathustra
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