The deed is everything : Nietzsche on will and action

The deed is everything : Nietzsche on will and action / Aaron Ridley.

"Nietzsche is often held to be a sceptic about human agency, keen to debunk it along every dimension. Rather than dismissing notions of autonomy and morality, The Deed is Everything presents a new and engaging interpretation of Nietzsche as being committed to an 'expressivist' concept...

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Main Author: Ridley, Aaron (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, > 1844-1900.
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, > 1844-1900
Act (Philosophy)
Will.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
Will
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; The Deed is Everything: Nietzsche on Will and Action; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Note on Sources; Introduction; 1: Expressivism; 1 Descartes and Others; 2 Schopenhauer and Others; 3 Wittgenstein and Others; 4 A Word about Tactics; 5 Identity and Context; 5.1; 5.2; 6 The Unity of Will and Action; 7 The Other Intuitions; 7.1; 7.2; 8 Discoveries Everywhere; 9 Expression; 10 Objections; 10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10; 11 Concluding Remarks; 2: Nietzsche; 1 The Critique of Schopenhauer; 2 Scepticism about the Will; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4
  • 3 Sceptical Left-Overs4 Two Interim Considerations; 4.1; 4.2; 5 Doers and Deeds; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 6 Will and Action; 6.1; 6.2; 7 Concluding Remarks; 3: Freedom; 1 The Standard Debate; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 2 Style and Necessity; 3 Artistic Agency; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4; 4 Concluding Remarks; 4: Autonomy; 1 The Right to Make Promises; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 2 Letter and Spirit; 3 Power, Fate, Failure; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 4 Sovereignty and Morality; 5 Concluding Remarks; 5: Morality; 1 Beyond the Letter; 1.1; 1.2; 2 Virtue; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 3 The Morality of Love; 3.1; 3.2; 4 Concluding Remarks
  • 6: The Self1 Realistic Expectations; 2 Fatalism and Self-Creation; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 3 The Self Expressed; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 4 Concluding Remarks; Conclusion; References; Index

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