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Dějiny a sebetvorba

Author: Jakub Chavalka

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What connected cultural historian Jacob Burckhardt with Friedrich Nietzsche? Jakub Chavalka examines their intellectual affinities and the significance of Burckhardt's picture of the Renaissance for Nietzsche's philosophy. Self-creation, morality, and the idea of a reader capable of receiving the author's texts take center stage.

The monograph offers a scholarly view of the intersection of cultural history and philosophy. It will appeal to readers of Nietzsche who want to investigate the historical sources of his thought and the argument for Burckhardt's influence.

Publisher: Karolinum
Language: Czech
Type: E-book
ISBN: 978-80-246-4237-6
Publication date: 1. January 2019
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Chavalka examines Burckhardt's significance for Nietzsche's thought through cultural history, morality, and self-creation.

Book information

Publisher
Karolinum
Formát
E-book
Language
Czech
ISBN
978-80-246-4237-6
Publication date
1. January 2019
Pages
338
Edition
Filosofie
E-book formats
PDF (ISBN 978-80-246-4287-1)

What is Dějiny a sebetvorba about?

The first section traces the conceptual and biographical affinities between the two thinkers, including the question of Nietzsche's break with Wagner. The discussion then turns to cultural history and the genealogical method.

The central interpretation connects Renaissance self-creation with Nietzsche's idea of a model reader. This is a philosophical argument about the relationship between two authors.

Themes and motifs

Self-Creation

A Renaissance form of human development.

Cultural History

Burckhardt's method and its reach.

Nietzsche's Philosophy

Morality and the model reader.

Who is this book for?

Philosophy students and readers of Nietzsche and Burckhardt.

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What is Dějiny a sebetvorba about?

Chavalka examines Burckhardt's significance for Nietzsche's thought through cultural history, morality, and self-creation.

What language is the e-book in?

Czech.

What formats is the e-book available in?

PDF.

How many pages does the e-book have?

338 pages.

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