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Nietzsche and Buddhism: How One Becomes What One Is

Nietzsche and Buddhism: How One Becomes What One Is

Jacob, Sarah

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Series: Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion

PhilosophyBuddhism

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ISBN10: 1666973246
ISBN13: 9781666973242
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Mar 18 2027
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The claim that Nietzsche was aware of Buddhist, Vedic, or Eastern thought more generally is uncontroversial. However, any stronger claims about the sphere of influence remain niche in Nietzsche studies. Any non-Western flavors in Nietzsche's writings are most often considered ornamental and wholly unnecessary in the quest to interpret what Nietzsche means. To the contrary, in Nietzsche and Buddhism: How One Becomes What One Is, Sarah Jacob argues that Nietzsche's work is further illuminated when seen as an endeavor that seriously engages with Buddhist ontology, and that Nietzsche's philosophy marks a paradigm shift in Western thought because of this encounter. Though the second half of this book offers a thorough comparative analysis between Nietzsche and Buddhism, its validity rests upon the often understated importance of Indian thought for German intellectuals prior to and during Nietzsche's life. Indeed, the author argues that Nietzsche's philosophy of the future should be recognized as a transcultural contribution to the history of ideas, one that has import for the perplexed global zeitgeist in the twenty-first century.

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