A Nietzschean Bestiary

Christa Davis Acampora; Ralph R. Acampora

doi:10.5771/9781461665236

Summary

Inspired by the ancient and medieval genre, A Nietzschean Bestiary gathers essays treating the most vivid and lively animal images in one of the philosophic tradition's greatest bodies of work. Leading scholars treat specific animals—such as the prowling beast of prey, Zarathustra's laughing lions, and the notorious blond beast—to ingeniously reveal how these creatures play a prominent role in the development of Nietzsche's philosophy. Numerous essays explore the nature of human animality and our relations to other animals. Contributors shed new light on Nietzsche's conception of power, freedom, and meaning. Research tools, including discussions of Nietzsche's influence on important twentieth-century philosophers and the most extensive index of animal references in Nietzsche's corpus, make this an essential volume for scholars and students alike.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2003
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7425-1427-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-6523-6
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 376
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Abbreviations No access
3. Translations No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
5. Introduction Christa Davis Acampora and Ralph R. Acampora No access
Nietzsche's Feral Philosophy: Thinking through an Animal Imaginary Ralph R. Acampora No access Pages 1 - 14
1. Ape Who Is Zarathustra's Ape? Peter S. Groff No access
2. Camel A Sketch (Riβ) of the Camel in Zarathustra Charles S. Taylor No access
3. Polyp Polyp Man Brian Domino No access
1. Dog Dogs, Domestication, and the Ego Gary Shapiro No access
2. Spider Arachnophobe or Arachnophile? Nietzsche and His Spiders Alan D. Schrift No access
3. Snake The Eternal-Serpentine Nickolas Pappas No access
4. Bird The Halcyon Tone as Birdsong Gary Shapiro No access
5. Cow "Even Better than a Cow, O Zarathustra!" Tracey Stark No access
6. Ass Nietzsche and the Mystery of the Ass Kathleen Marie Higgins No access
1. Lion Zarathustra's Laughing Lions Paul S. Loeb No access
2. Blond Beast Nietzsche's "Blond Beast": On the Recuperation of a Nietzschean Metaphor Gerd Schank No access
3. Beasts of Prey How We Became What We Are: Tracking the "Beasts of Prey" Daniel W. Conway No access
1. Woman as Predatory Animals, or Why Nietzsche Philosophized with a Whip Thomas H. Brobjer No access
2. Woman Circe's Truth: On the Way to Animals and Women Jennifer Ham No access
3. Satyr Human-Animality in Nietzsche Lawrence J. Hatab No access
4. Overhuman The Overhuman Animal Vanessa Lemm No access
1. Mole On Nietzsche's Moles Debra B. Bergoffen No access
2. Cat The Cat at Play: Nietzsche's Feline Styles Martha Kendal Woodruff No access
3. Lizard Nietzsche's göttliche Eidechsen: "DivineLizards," "Greene Lyons," and Music Babette E. Babich No access
Afterword Paws, Claws, Jaws, and Such: Interpretation and Metaphoric Modalities Christa Davis Acampora No access Pages 285 - 300
Bibliographic Essay Traces of the Beast: Becoming Nietzsche, Becoming Animal, and the Figure of the Transhuman Jami Weiristein No access Pages 301 - 318
Sources for the Metamorphoses: The Ages of Man and the Three Metamorphoses of the Spirit Richard Perkins No access Pages 319 - 328
Index to Animals in Nietzsche's Corpus Brian Crowley No access Pages 329 - 360
General Index No access Pages 361 - 366
About the Contributors No access Pages 367 - 376