NIETZSCHE THE THINKER
A STUDY
BY
WILLIAM MACKINTIRE SALTER
Author of First Steps in Philosophy and
Anarchy or Government? An Inquiry in Fundamental Politics
LONDON
CECIL PALMER AND HAYWARD
OAKLEY HOUSE, BLOOMSBURY STREET, W.C.1.
| Introductory | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | Nietzsche's Relation to His Time; His Life and Personal Traits | 1 |
| II | Some Characteristics of His Thinking | 10 |
| III | His "Megalomania," Periods, Constant Points of View, Spiritual Ancestry | 21 |
| First Period | ||
| IV | General View of the World; the Function of Art | 34 |
| V | Ultimate Analysis of the World | 45 |
| VI | Ethical Views | 58 |
| VlI | Social and Political Ideas | 72 |
| VIII | Relations with Wagner | 78 |
| Second Period | ||
| IX | General Marks of the Second Period | 92 |
| X | General Outlook, and Ultimate View of the World | 101 |
| XI | Attitude to Morals | 115 |
| XII | Social and Political views and Forecasts | 129 |
| Third Period | ||
| XIII | General Character of the Period, and View of the World | 148 |
| XIV | The Idea of Eternal Recurrence | 163 |
| XV | Ultimate Reality as Will to Power | 182 |
| XVI | Criticism of Morality. Introductory | 202 |
| XVII | Criticism of Morality (Cont.). The Social Function and Meaning of Morality | 210 |
| XVIII | Criticism of Morality (Cont.). Have Evil and Cruelty No Place in the World? | 226 |
| XIX | Criticism of Morality (Cont.). Varying Types of Morality | 246 |
| XX | Criticism of Morality (Cont.). Responsibility, Rights and Duties, Justice | 261 |
| XXI | Criticism of Morality (Cont.). Bad Conscience, a Moral Order, Ought, Equality | 274 |
| XXII | Criticism of Morality (Cont.). The "Altruistic" Sentiments | 293 |
| XXIII | Criticism of Morality (Concluded). Truth as an Obligation. Net Results of the Criticism | 314 |
| XXIV | Moral Construction. The Moral Aim Proposed by Nietzsche | 332 |
| XXV | Moral Construction (Cont.). The Moral Aim and Will to Power | 354 |
| XXVI | Moral Construction (Cont.). "Persons," or Great Men | 380 |
| XXVII | Moral Construction (Concluded). The Superman | 398 |
| XXVIII | Social Criticism. Analysis of Modern Social Tendencies | 417 |
| XXIX | Social Construction. The Ideal Organization of Society | 425 |
| XXX | Social Construction (Concluded). Political Views and Anticipations | 455 |
| Epilogue | 474 | |
| Notes | 475 | |
| Index | 527 | |
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