Readership: Students and scholars of philosophy, especially moral philosophers and those with an interest in Nietzsche
Edited by Brian Leiter, University of Texas at Austin, and Neil Sinhababu, University of Texas at Austin
"...this book will be illuminating not only for those interested in Nietzsche, but also for anyone with an interest in moral philosophy...This volume constitutes a significant advance in the Nietzsche literature. It is among a handful of volumes that anyone with a serious interest in Nietzsche simply must read. It will also be rewarding for anyone who is interested in the way in which moral psychology and action theory bear on ethics." - Paul Katsafanas MIND
"Nietzsche has a tendency to throw out themes and leave us the task of seeing how they cohere. Many of the essays in this book try tie up apparent loose ends, and make him say what he should have said if he had followed his insights through. We are entering a new era of Nietzsche studies." - Roger Caldwell Philosophy Now
"This collection of essays contains some of the best recent work on Nietzsche and moral philosophy. The editors state that their aim is to present work that advances the understanding of Nietzsche's ethical views and demonstrates the relevance of those views to contemporary debates in normative ethics, metaethics, and moral psychology. In relation to these two ends, the collection is clearly a success. It presents very good historical scholarship as well as some first-rate work in moral philosophy that engages with the issues that concerned Nietzsche...The collection will certainly be of interest to moral philosophers and to those interested in the history of modern philosophy, and many of the essays should be regarded as essential reading for anyone interested in Nietzsche's engagement with morality." - Scott Jenkins, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Brian Leiter and Neil Sinhababu: Introduction PART I: NORMATIVE ETHICS AND MORAL PSYCHOLOGY 1: Thomas Hurka: Nietzsche: Perfectionist 2: Bernard Reginster: The Will to Power and the Ethics of Creativity 3: Mathias Risse: Nietzschean 'Animal Psychology' versus Kantian Ethics 4: Joshua Knobe and Brian Leiter: The Case for Nietzschean Moral Psychology 5: R. Jay Wallace: Ressentiment, Value, and Self-Vindication: Making Sense of Nietzsche's Slave Revolt 6: Christopher Janaway: Guilt, Bad Conscience, and Self-Punishment in Nietzsche's Genealogy PART II: METAETHICS 7: Nadeem J.Z. Hussain: Honest Illusion: Valuing for Nietzsche's Free Spirits 8: Maudemarie Clark and David Dudrick: Nietzsche and Moral Objectivity: The Development of Nietzsche's Metaethics 9: Peter Poellner: Affect, Value, and Objectivity 10: Neil Sinhababu: Vengeful Thinking and Moral Epistemology 11: Simon Blackburn: Perspectives, Fictions, Errors, Play
