The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
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Editor: Bernd MagnusEditor: Kathleen Higgins
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-01-26
ISBN: 0521367670
Number of pages: 415
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Book Review: Mixed Bag of Essays
Summary: 3 Stars
Edited by Magnus and Higgins this installment of the Cambridge Companions series examines the influential work of the great nineteenth century thinker Friedrich Nietzsche. Though the series professed audience includes both the specialist and the non-specialist reader, the latter expert reader would seem to be the better fit given that many of the contributions deal with niche issues and nuances of interpretation.
In general the essays are of solid quality, if a touch too revisionist and apologetic - trying hard to refute the popular view of Nietzsche as gifted but troubled and angry man and recast him as a strong, self-made and misunderstood individual. Perhaps some such recasting is appropriate, however, it is overdone in several of the essays and may be misleading to those new to Nietzsche. The essays also have a distinctly mid-late twentieth century continental flavor - a broader perspective might make the text appealing to a wider audience.
With regard to specific contributions, Solomon's essay on the ad hominem in Nietzsche was far and away my favorite. It is an outstanding discussion of ad hominem argumentation in general, and, an insightful analysis of Nietzsche employment of such personal attack. Although I believe variants of this essay are published elsewhere, the text is worth picking up for it alone.
The overview of Nietzsche's work by Magnus and Higgins is also helpful, as is Behler's look at Nietzsche's reception in the twentieth century. With regard to weakness, the essays by Nehamas and Schrift add little and could be dropped in future editions.
Overall, the majority of this text is probably only of interest for dedicated connoisseurs of Nietzsche.
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