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'Twilight of the Idols' and Nietzsche’s Late Philosophy

Toward a Revaluation of Values

Thomas H Brobjer author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:29th Jun '23

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Connects Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols to his revaluation of all values project, creating a new perspective on his late philosophy.

Thomas Brobjer revisits Nietzsche’s Twilight of the Idols (1888) and positions it as a rich and stimulating work that contains and summarizes much of Nietzsche’s late philosophy, especially his unfinished magnum opus, The Revaluation of All Values. By examining the contents and the purpose of The Twilight of the Idols in relation to Nietzsche’s Hauptwerk, Brobjer shows the deep influence of the revaluation project on its construction, a theme ignored by almost all previous commentators. This book reveals more of what Nietzsche was reading as well as outlining influences on him at the time of writing this text, providing a comprehensive commentary that explores both German and English language scholarship. Detailed analyses of the moral, religious and scientific underpinnings of the text enable a new interpretation that is rooted in the project’s core philosophy, yielding more knowledge about The Revaluation of All Values as well as Nietzsche’s last philosophical thought and position.

Brobjer's monograph on Twilight of the Idols is a substantial contribution to the international Nietzsche debate, particularly because the author is able to combine the perspective of philosophy and the perspective of intellectual history. The book is of great relevance for all scholars in the field. * Andreas Urs Sommer, Professor of Philosophy, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Germany *
This is a welcome contribution to Nietzsche studies. It provides a much-needed interpretation of Twilight of the Idols and skillfully situates the work within Nietzsche’s later writings and his attempt at a revaluation of values. * Matthew Meyer, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Scranton, USA *
[T]his is an erudite addition to the literature. Brobjer is multilingual, and he sheds interesting light on often-ignored sources * CHOICE *

ISBN: 9781350329409

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264 pages