Nietzsche's Dangerous Game

Nietzsche's Dangerous Game

Philosophy in the Twilight of the Idols

by Daniel W. Conway

284 pages· 2002· ISBN 9780521892872

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This is the first book-length treatment of the unique nature and development of Nietzsche's post-Zarathustran political philosophy. This later political philosophy is set in the context of the critique of modernity that Nietzsche advances in the years 1885-1888, in such texts as Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, Twilight of the Idols, The Antichrist, The Case of Wagner, and Ecce Homo. Daniel Conway has written a powerful book about Nietzsche's own appreciation of the limitations of both his writing style and of his famous prophetic "stance".

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    Conway focuses on the "unique nature and development of Nietzsche's post-Zarathustran political philosophy." How does he characterize this later phase, and what distinguishes it from Nietzsche's earlier thought, according to Conway?

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    A central insight from Conway is Nietzsche's own appreciation of the limitations of his writing style and prophetic "stance." What examples or arguments does Conway use to illustrate this self-awareness, and how does it impact your overall impression of Nietzsche as a thinker?

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    Conway sets Nietzsche's later political philosophy within his critique of modernity. What specific aspects of 19th-century modernity, as presented by Conway, did Nietzsche target, and which of these critiques do you find most surprisingly relevant or prescient for our contemporary society?

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