{"product_id":"nietzsches-conscience-aaron-ridley-9780801435577","title":"Nietzsche's Conscience","description":"\u003cp\u003eAaron Ridley explores Nietzsche's mature ethical thought as expressed in his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eOn the Genealogy of Morals\u003c\/i\u003e. Taking seriously the use that Nietzsche makes of human types, Ridley arranges his book thematically around the six characters who loom largest in that work--the slave, the priest, the philosopher, the artist, the scientist, and the noble. By elucidating what the \u003ci\u003eGenealogy\u003c\/i\u003e says about these figures, he achieves a persuasive new assessment of Nietzsche's ethics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRidley's intellectually supple interpretation reveals Nietzsche's ethical position to be deeper and more interesting than is often supposed: the relation, for instance, between Nietzsche's ideal of the noble and the ascetic or priestly conscience does not emerge as a stark opposition but as a rich interplay between the tensions inherent in each. Equally, he shows that certain under-appreciated confusions in Nietzsche's thought reveal much about the positive aspects of the philosopher's moral vision. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only book devoted entirely to the \u003ci\u003eGenealogy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNietzsche's Conscience\u003c\/i\u003e offers a sympathetic but tough-minded critical reading of the philosopher's most important work. Delivered in clear and vigorous language and employing a broadly analytical approach, Ridley's commentary makes Nietzsche's reflections on morality more accessible than they have been hitherto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Ridley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801435579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801435577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Aaron Ridley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48438013493503,"sku":"9780801435577","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0d93ebb-c3b3-4b58-a278-022a682440f0.jpg?v=1777168209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nietzsches-conscience-aaron-ridley-9780801435577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}