Nietzsche: An Introduction

This renowned introduction - already a standard text in Europe - is translated here for the first time. Vattimo uses Heideggerean and cultural-critical perspectives to reassess the work and thought of Nietzsche.

Table of Contents:
- Part I: From Philology to Philosophy 1. How Nietzsche is to be read. 2. From Philology to Philosophy as Cultural Criticism.
- Part II: The Deconstruction of Metaphysics 3. Art and Science. 4. The Self-sublimation of Morality. 5. The Philosophy of Morning.
- Part III: The Philosophy of Zarathustra 6. Morning and Noon. 7. Nihilism, Eternal Recurrence, Decision. 8. Redemption from Time. 9. The Will to Power and the Fate of the Subject. 10. The Will to Power as Art.
- Part IV: Chronology of Nietzsche's Life and Works. Part V: History of Nietzsche's Reception.