{"product_id":"basic-writings-paul-ree-9780252028182","title":"Basic Writings","description":"This book contains the first English translations of \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of the Moral Sensations\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsychological Observations, \u003c\/i\u003e the two most important works by the German philosopher Paul R e. These essays present R e's moral philosophy, which influenced the ideas of his close friend Friedrich Nietzsche considerably. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nietzsche scholars have often incorrectly attributed to him arguments and ideas that are R e's and have failed to detect responses to R e's works in Nietzsche's writings. R e's thinking combined two strands: a pessimistic conception of human nature, presented in the French moralists' aphoristic style that would become a mainstay of Nietzsche's own writings, and a theory of morality derived from Darwin's theory of natural selection. R e's moral Darwinism was a central factor prompting Nietzsche to write \u003ci\u003eOn the Genealogy of Morals\u003c\/i\u003e and the groundwork for much of today's \"evolutionary ethics.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an illuminating critical introduction, Robin Small examines R e's life and work, locating his application of evolutionary concepts to morality within a broader history of Darwinism while exploring R e's theoretical and personal relationship with Nietzsche. In placing Nietzsche in his intellectual and social context, Small profoundly challenges the myth of Nietzsche as a solitary thinker. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Ree, Robin Small\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 025202818X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252028182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.40w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 1311","brand":"Paul Ree","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075982389503,"sku":"9780252028182","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2653d10-fccb-4595-b0fe-eef8fbbb3ede.jpg?v=1685462525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/basic-writings-paul-ree-9780252028182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}