Nietzsche's Moral Psychology
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Alfano, M.. (2019). Nietzsche's Moral Psychology Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139696555
Authors | Alfano, M. |
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Abstract | Nietzsche, a trained philologist, frequently urges his readers to interpret him carefully. In this book, Mark Alfano combines detailed close reading with digital methods (corpus analysis and semantic network visualization) to reframe our understanding of this major figure. He argues that virtue is a neglected concept in Nietzsche’s writings, and sets out a fresh interpretation of Nietzschean virtues as well-calibrated drives. As different people embody different constellations of drives, so virtues differ from person to person. For Nietzsche himself, Alfano argues, five virtues are essential: curiosity, courage, a sense of humor, and pathos of distance (that is, contemptuousness) toward one’s self and toward one’s society. This innovative and original book will be invaluable for historians of philosophy, contemporary researchers in moral psychology and virtue theory, and philosophers interested in the fast-growing methodologies of the digital humanities. |
Keywords | Ethics; Philosophy; Nietzsche |
ISBN | 9781139696555 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139696555 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/nietzsches-moral-psychology/76A9BD1E87606D01CE8AA67293029614 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-300 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Submitted |
Publication dates | |
2019 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 06 Feb 2024 |
Additional information | © Mark Alfano 2019. |
Year | 01 Jan 2019 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
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