Nietzsche's Earthbound Wisdom: The Philosopher, the Poet, and the Sage (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780226839257)

An incisive exploration of Nietzsche as a bold, visionary poet-philosopher.

Today, Nietzsche is justly celebrated for his rich, philosophical naturalism, but Keith Ansell-Pearson warns that we must not overlook the visionary dimension of his thinking and his focus on the need to cultivate a new care of the self and care of life. In Nietzsche's Earthbound Wisdom, Ansell-Pearson recovers Nietzsche's love for a philosophy that guides us through our passions, one that opens us more fully to the possibilities of life and the joy of knowledge.

Ansell-Pearson offers close readings of Nietzsche's texts in conversation with philosophical and literary figures including Augustine, Baudelaire, Carlyle, Dostoevsky, Emerson, Flaubert, Stendhal, and more. Throughout, Ansell-Pearson examines Nietzsche's sophisticated critique of literary naturalism and his alternative conception of the poet as a seer who has a deep longing for a new earth.

Author: Keith Ansell-Pearson
ISBN-10: 0226839257
ISBN-13: 9780226839257
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2025
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs