In this book, author Lucas Murrey argues that the thinking of the modern German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1944-1900) is not only more grounded in antiquity than previously understood, but is also based on the Dionysian spirit of Greece which scholars have still to confront. This book demonstrates that Nietzsche's philosophy is unique within Western thought as it retrieves the politics of a Dionysiac model and language to challenge the alienation of humans from nature and one another. Murrey develops here a new picture of Greece, reminding readers how money emerged and rapidly developed in Greece during the sixth century B.C.E. The event of monetization created the new art form of tragedy: money-tyrants struggling against the forces of earth and communities who consequently suffered isolation, blindness, and death. As Murrey points out, Nietzsche (unconsciously) retrieves the battle among money, nature, and community and adapts its lessons to our time. Additionally, Nietzsche's philosophy not only adapts the wisdom of Dionysus to question the unlimited glow and fuel of a ponderous herd of money-tyrants today, but it also draws attention to Greece's warnings about the lethal danger of the eyes in myth, cult, and theatre. This work introduces a much needed vision of Nietzschean thought, and it emphasizes the relevance of an interdisciplinary approach combining philosophy with literary studies and psychology with religious and visual/media studies. When applied to our present circumstance, the approach of this book reveals how a dangerous visual culture, through its support of the limitlessness of money, is harming our relationship with nature and each other.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lehigh University Press
ISBN-13
9781611461541
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213638502
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nietzsche: the Meaning of Earth
Author
Lucas Murrey
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
190 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
236mm
Item Width
160mm
Item Weight
413g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Lucas Murrey
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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