Constructing Nietzsche's Politics (eBook)

Ethical Libertarianism

Andrew Duclos (Autor)

Ashley Woodward (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2025
256 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (USA) (Verlag)
979-8-8818-6669-3 (ISBN)

Infos

A timely new interpretation of Nietzsche's politics which reconciles the apparent contradictions in Nietzsche's texts by defining his politics as "e;ethical libertarianism."e; Nietzsche's politics has been the subject of much debate, with the existing scholarship largely divided between aristocratic and anti-democratic readings on the one hand, and democratic readings on the other. This book takes its place in the emerging trend of trying to find a "e;third way"e; by arguing that Nietzsche's philosophy implies a form of libertarianism. This interpretation emphasizes individual self-transformation and the need to organize society in a way which best facilitates this for its members. While libertarianism is closest to Nietzsche's requirements, it needs to be reformulated to be made fully consistent with his philosophy. This requires a rejection of any grounding of the natural rights of the individual, presumed to be equal for all, in a metaphysical conception of the self. A Nietzschean "e;ethical libertarianism"e; would be based on protecting equal access of individuals to conditions which promote self-cultivation. It is thus democratic, but also meritocratic, as rights will be seen to accrue on the basis of individual development.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.11.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• ISBN-13: 979-8-8818-6669-3 / 9798881866693