Plato and Nietzsche: Their Philosophical Art

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It is commonly known that Nietzsche is one of Plato's primary philosophical antagonists, yet there is no full-length treatment in English of their ideas in dialogue and debate. Plato and Nietzsche is an advanced introduction to these two thinkers, with original insights and arguments interspersed throughout the text. Through a rigorous exploration of their ideas on art, metaphysics, ethics, and the nature of philosophy, and by explaining and analyzing each man's distinctive approach, Mark Anderson demonstrates the many and varied ways they play off against one another. This book provides the background necessary to understanding the principle matters at issue between these two philosophers and to developing an awareness that Nietzsche's engagement with Plato is deeper and more nuanced than it is often presented as being. FC Half title Also available from Bloomsbury Title Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments Conventions Introduction 1
Art and Reason Plato or Socrates Apollo and Dionysus Art and life Plato and the poets Wine and song Divine madness 2
Being Metaphysics Essence and existence Forms God God is dead Nihilism Eternal return 3
Becoming Heraclitus Will to power Historical background Reality and truth Nietzsche and science Plato on becoming 4
Noble and Good Kalokagathia Objectivism and relativism Eudaimonia Soul over body Decadence Masters and slaves Revaluation of values Order and necessity 5
Sophia and Philosophia Plato as a creative writer Plato and philosophy Nietzsche and Plato Nietzsche and philosophy Wisdom and the love of wisdom Notes Bibliography Index of Names Subject Index