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OverviewFrom philosophy undergraduates showing off in murky bars to Chidi's unforgettable monologue in TV sensation The Good Place, The Gay Science is one Nietzsche's most-quotable texts. But what do those soundbites actually mean? Robert Miner attends closely to the rhymes and aphorisms that make up Nietzsche's The Gay Science and make it so appealing yet so frequently misunderstood. Tracking Nietzsche's mixture of subtle argumentation, memorable images and provocative rhetoric, Miner opens up multiple ways of interpreting the text and applying it to our own circumstances. Presupposing no prior knowledge of Nietzsche, Miner begins with the 1882 edition the first to announce the 'death of God', amor fati and eternal recurrence. He also illuminates the significance of Nietzsche's decision to publish a second edition of The Gay Science in 1887, with a fifth book, 40 aphorisms composed after Zarathustra, a new preface and an appendix of songs. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert MinerPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9781474457705ISBN 10: 1474457703 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 22 December 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsMiner has achieved the remarkable feat of reading The Gay Science in a joyful manner. Poetic and profound, literary, playful and insightful, deeply cultured and challenging: if Nietzsche ever wished for an ideal reader, Miner cannot be far from it. Students and scholars have much to learn from his study of Nietzsche's gai saber, not just of Nietzsche himself and his thought, but for how they should live their own lives after the 'death of God'.-- ""Hugo Drochon, University of Nottingham"" "Miner has achieved the remarkable feat of reading The Gay Science in a joyful manner. Poetic and profound, literary, playful and insightful, deeply cultured and challenging: if Nietzsche ever wished for an ideal reader, Miner cannot be far from it. Students and scholars have much to learn from his study of Nietzsche's gai saber, not just of Nietzsche himself and his thought, but for how they should live their own lives after the 'death of God'.-- ""Hugo Drochon, University of Nottingham""" Author InformationRobert Miner, Professor of Philosophy, Baylor University, Teas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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