{"product_id":"9781350177178","title":"Nietzsche and Friendship","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNietzsche and Friendship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Willow Verkerk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNietzsche and Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e, Willow Verkerk provides a new and provocative account of Nietzsche's philosophy which identifies him as an agonistic thinker concerned with the topics of love and friendship. She argues that Nietzsche's challenges to the received principles of friendship from Aristotle to Kant offer resources for reinvigorating our thinking about friendship today. Through an examination of his free spirit texts, \u003ci\u003eHuman, All Too Human\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaybreak\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Science\u003c\/i\u003e together with \u003ci\u003eThus Spoke Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeyond Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, Verkerk unlocks key aspects of Nietzsche's thinking on friendship, love, 'woman', the self, self-overcoming, virtue, and character. She questions Nietzsche's misogyny, but also considers the emancipatory potential of his writing by brining him into dialogue with postmodern, feminist, and transgender thinkers. This book revives interest in the ethical, therapeutic, and political dimensions of Nietzsche's philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Nietzsche valued friendship, and this pioneering study shows how Nietzsche's own discussion of friendship is absolutely crucial for understanding his philosophy.  Through a very careful and perceptive reading of Nietzsche's texts, Verkerk argues that Nietzsche's ideas about friendship are empowering – and in this way she makes a strong case for the relevance of Nietzsche's thought in contemporary debates concerning friendship, gender relations, and love.” —\u003ci\u003eRichard White, Professor of Philosophy, Creighton University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350177178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40814570897614,"sku":"9781350177178","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f2103e26-de9e-4d85-9af3-c3819a96a21c.jpg?v=1642757703","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350177178","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}