Antoine Panaioti (Universite de Montreal)

Nietzsche and Buddhist Philosophy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An exploration of the complex and interesting relations between Nietzsche's philosophical thought and the Buddhist philosophy which he admired and opposed. The volume will appeal to students and scholars interested in Nietzsche's philosophy, Buddhist thought and in the metaphysical, existential and ethical issues that emerge with the demise of theism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781107451490
• ISBN-10: 1107451493
• Artikelnr.: 41092161

Autorenporträt

Antoine Panaïoti is lecturer in philosophy and post-doctoral fellow at the Centre of Research in Ethics at the University of Montreal.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Nihilism and Buddhism: 1. Nietzsche as Buddha
2. Nietzsche as anti-Buddha
Part II. Suffering: 3. Amor Fati and the affirmation of suffering
4. Nirv¿na and the cessation of suffering
Part III. Compassion: 5. Overcoming compassion
6. Cultivating compassion
Conclusion: toward a new response to the challenge of nihilism.