Against Nihilism
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Against Nihilism

Nietzsche meets Dostoevsky

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eBook - PDF

Against Nihilism

Nietzsche meets Dostoevsky

About this book

Described by Thomas Mann as "brothers in spirit, but tragically grotesque companions in misfortune, " Nietzsche and Dostoevsky remain towering figures in the intellectual development of European modernity. Maia Johnson-Stepenberg's accessible new introduction to these philosophers compares their writings on key topics such as criminality, Christianity, and the figure of the "outsider" to reveal the urgency and contemporary resonance of their shared struggle against nihilism. Against Nihilism also considers nihilism in the context of current political and social struggles, placing Nietzsche and Dostoevsky's contributions at the heart of important contemporary debates regarding community, identity, and meaning. Inspired by class discussions with her students and aimed at first-team readers of Nietzsche and Dostoevsky, Against Nihilism provides an accessible, unique comparative study of these two key thinkers.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 - Exile and Criminality
  5. Chapter 2 - Existentialism and the Disease of Nihilism
  6. Chapter 3 - Purity and Prophecy
  7. Chapter 4 - The Dream of the Golden Age
  8. Chapter 5 - Against Nihilism
  9. Chapter 6 - Freedom or Christ?
  10. Conclusion
  11. Appendix A: Why Kids Shoot Up Schools: For Nietzschean and Dostoevskian Reasons
  12. Appendix B: Selections from Students’ Scripts Imagining Nietzsche and Dostoevsky in Dialogue
  13. A Select List of Consulted Readings
  14. Index