Reading the New Nietzsche: The Birth of Tragedy, The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and On the Genealogy of Morals

335 Pages·2000·4.85 MB·English

by  David B. Allison

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CONT ENTS
Preface vii
Introduction
ChaptOenre :T hBeirth o Tfra gedy 13
ChaptTewro :T hGea Syc ience 71
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Chaptehrr eeT:h Supso Zkaer athustra 111
ChaptFeoru r.O nt hGee neoaMflo orgayl s 181
Notes 249
Index 313
Aboutth eA uthro 317

P RE FA C E
Perhmaoprste h aann oyt hpehri loswohporh eeardc iolmye sm itnoNd i,e tz­
schwer ites exfocryl ouu.Ns oitavt ey loyub ,u fotr y ouF.o yro ut,h ree ader.
Onlyyo uA.tl easti stt hhei sf oeneolefti enhnga wsh erne adhiinmgL. i kae
frienhdes, e etmoss hayroeue rv ecroyn cern-yaonuadrv r esionssu sapnid­
cioasn wse lLli.ka et rufer iehnerd a,r teellyylo wsuh ayto ouu gthodt o -that
woubldet opor esumpitmumooudsae,us tth,o riAtnadfir rieannd.s mdoorna'l­t
ize, Tehietsyhh earsr.ee c raentdes n couyroaug-ete on jotyot, r alvt,eo t ry
sometnheiwnt,gog eotu otfy ousrki nf orw hai. Al sef otrh "eo thercsa,n" he
bep aralyczriintgilcya l,i nhl iaascc eerrwibatita cin nhdgu moBru.t whoen 't
betryaoyuo ,ft hyaotcu a bne c ertYaoihuna .ve ea rnehdit sr usth.a vbYeoo tuh
beetnh eornet ,h oeb liaqnupder etfatrdy o wantt imes,b urnteo awyl oluy ,
calna ught-hapete ttitnhesest su,pm iids taaktae lyslo, uh atdo g o through
tob ew heyroeau r Neo.g reraeetvl atniooa nbss,o klnuotwel endotg iem,e less,
leadceenr tainttiheisdn-oglb sou oatbk i dtie frfennotwa ,n odn gee tabs e tter
perspeocntt hiivneng eswp, e rspecant uiavnecasep,pd r teicoiOnan.ei mso re
toleorfae nvte rything aamnbdif gaibruse o tutdsei rs potsooe nde saenltdfo
otheOrnseb. e gitnoss p aornee stehlsefm aalnln onycaetsh,se e nosfre e gret
ors hamaett, h wea yt hiwnegrsse u ppotsobe edA. n dt hintagksoe na r icher
patiinnta u ma,s ensuiomuemsd iatchywe,a yo nefee lastf earl onigl lness,
wherne discotvhseeir mipnfalgce t stuhnaltii isgt hstaem lefd ioufmp l easure,
or wwhaernvm o iacenlsda ugohntceaerg adirniu fpfrt o mt heev enbionugl e­
vards below.
Nitezsclheena dr se markhaibslteoa rnipdch aill osorpehsiocntaaoltn hcee
wide voafsr uibejtmeyac ttth eewr r itaebso uTatic.t us, TheAmeisscthoyc­les,
luEsm,e sronP,i ndHaorm,e Prl,a Atroi,s tGootelteEh,mep ,e docSlcehsi,l ler,
SchopenHhearuoedro,at nuHdse a,rc liitnufushs iers e fleasc teifoofrntsl essly
asar eturned ogfwe esltcuorImenpe a.r itit,ds u teo t hfea scinationfg wealth
v 111 PREAFCE
matehreid arla uwsp ohni,gs r ekanto wleodftg rea ditthiooungahlfat i tahn,d
hicso ncteocrn o mmunictahtreo aunge ffhe ctliivtees rtayarlnyehd ,i r se mark­
ablceo ntorfro hle ttohreaintca bhliweso rtkosb ecosmose u ccuelsplseyfr son­
alibzyet dh aet tenrteiavdOeef cr .o urtsheii,sps a rtt hopefr oblaeswm e ll;
nametlhype,a radoxical fact tthofia ntda d eievffreeryNnoitne et zssecehmes,
thahtei cso ntinbueairlnelgiy n ventreeadp parrnioadpt perde,c isely because
hiwso rk so reiatdstieotll hyfpe l leetnohdfios nr atp erretatthihaoatnv se arisen
inr espotnois tTe.h ei nterprveatrfayrt oitmoh nnesa ivteh setu ob lfirmoem,
thdee stirohe a vhei s thouagq huti ntsaeer rvrpeoa wr,t iicnutleatrroer set­,
ducaen ds imiypfi ltto a c aricoafti utrs,oee rlt fop ositeixvcelliuytfd r eo m
thceo mpaonfcy i vdiils cuaslstioogn-e etffehcetritvoei lnyt,e rNpireettz sche's
worrki ghto fao lupltl auseixibsltee Nniceet.z scher ehciomgsnteihlzafet d
givtehnp ee rsoinnatle,l laencdht iusatlo,sr pieccailofi fcti htpeya rticular
readaenrty,e xwto ulbden eceislsfayac rtorbeytd h aeg endasp-rtehtee xts,
concearnnsd, jpurdeicetsh-aeou fd ieintcc hea ncedA nudpt oow nr.ii tne
sucahw a ya st of ostthediris v erosfii nttye rprieasts aitgminaoarnlok f gener­
osibtyay n a uthaoq ru,a lriatryfe oluyin ndt radipthiiolnoaslo phers.
NonetheNlieestsz,sw crhiet'iasnr gfaesr fr omr uddernloearsr ste,h ey
mereclayp ricioufosr t ehxeeen rdcliiemsspesrs o viosfta htreie oandse r's imag­
inatRiaotnh.Ne ire,t zwsrcihtfeeo asr partaiucduileaan rcp ea,r triecaudlearr.
Andi nt hsea me ownaey thowa osr kc utlot iavnatdot m ea intafra iienn dship,
Nietzdsecshpee ratetlocy u lstoiauvngaa huttde i enchee-wo onuelc do me to
cahlil"s G ooEduo rpea.nW"sh amto tivNaiteetdz sche to assiduously pursue
sucahna udiewnachsei d se ecpo nvitchtahitoep n,e rhmaoprste h aann yone
else taitm weta,his en p osseosfsan i eownel mye rgetnrtu th-hoeen xep eri­
enceadn d intearsan v aelriiztteardba luem a-ntahmaettlhw yeo, r wladso n
thber ionfakc ompleutnefaltyh omdaibslreu apntddii osnl ocIawtta ihsoi ns.
recogntihtatitho vene rfoyu ndatoifWo ensst ecrnu ltureb ewiwenirgte h ­
dra:wt nhGeo do ft hWee stw,h of omri lleonnen nihdaa sde rvheudam niatsy
thfeo notft radiftiaitoahnst,a h lce r eastoiuvroecf ae lb le intrgu,at nhmd,o ral
valwuaens, o l ongcerre dtiobt lhseec ienteidfiuccaalctlleyad so sfle asnt ien e­
teenth-Ecueornpteu.ry
Itfh "ed eaotfGh o di"ps e rhtahpfeso remcoesnttc roanlc ienNrn i etzsche's
worikt,p riesc ihsiresel syp otnots he"i gsr eaetveeisnntht i sttohrgayovt" e rns
thdee taialneadl yosfhe isms o rgee nerreafll eScpteicoinfi.tc waobl rloya,d
motsi forgNaineitzzesp cahiena'ftsut le mtpoat csh ievel isvoatmbheli en,k able,
harmonrieosuosl tuott hiiosn sitthfiuera stotint,o h nbe:r igshitdeiers, what
het ertmhs"e n ewly reidneneomceoedfnb" ce ec omAinndgt .h iisas l ready
PREAFCE ix
andp alpagbilvye tnou sa sa de-deiwfoireldod f n atuarned h umann ature,
onet hamtu stbe fe lta nde xperiebnyca eldil n t hea bsenocfet hea ngryo ld
God.N oto nliys t hias u niveorfsv ei brasnetn suous immbeudtii taa lcsyo,
beartsh ee normoluesg aocfyt hec lassciicvaill izoaftE iuornosp,eR aenn ais­
sancheu manisamn,dt hEen lightenmento fmp ordoejrneicitytt self-an efful­
gennta turwaolr lodfs uperabunbdeaanutat nyd h istordiecpatwlhh ,o svee ry
accomplisshumbetneton udrse vervya luceh,o icaen,da ctiBount.t, h es econd
sidiesd arker-Niethzosrcrhieaf'pispe rde hentshiatothn e o ldG odh adb e­
comei deologriecsaulrlrye acsat seadv afogrem o fm odemn ationawliitshm ,
ithsy dra-hoefxa edn ophobia, anti-Semigtriesemad,n, d cp llauhstaso­ cratic
tred-haalrld enaevda toafrt sh oel du,n iversal ocnhltuyhr itcsih m,ee m, bold­
enedb yt hep rospeorfim toyd ems cienacnedf uelbeyda mightiyn dustrial
revolution.
Thes hadomwast eriaelairzolenydf oNri etzstchhreo uhgihfis r stheaxnpde ­
rienocfet heh ighmleyc haniaznedid n dustriahlo-sstcialoliftet h ieFe rsa nco­
PrussWiaarno, n eN ietzskcnheewc oulodn lbye t heB ismarchkiearna olftd h e
reesnsti­
unspeakcaebnlteu trocy o meA.l tlh ep ersobniatlt ernaensdps i etistic
ment
thahta d bedeenv elopfiotnrwg o m illenniab-enroewof ftt h esitra biliz­
ingi,fn otfu ndamentamlelnyd acioounst,o theolgorgoiucnadls -wobuel d
recabslti ndalnydh atefuilnltyto h ea rmelde gioonfss o m anyd ivisEiuvreo ­
peanna tion-sTthaiwtsie ltslo.d estrucntiihoinl,wi esamr,i ndeescsa,d entchee,
all-so-imnatneyr connneocttieotdnh saN ti etzsscthreu ggwlietdih n t hidso ­
main, notthiawoton usl lde asdt raitgodh ets paainrdr uinatiownh-Oarht,e
woulsdi mpclayl "lw oei"n Za rathustra-htaodb et hougthhtr ouagnht,i ci­
pateadn,d c ounteornen de wg roundIstw. o ulhda vteo b eo vercobmyea
willuendi otyfG oodE uropeaannsdp, e rhatphsim si ghetv ehna vteo c omea t
ane normohuusm aenx penBsuetn. o nethetlheesscseo, n cecrnrsy stalilnitzoe d
Nietzscohfet'-sr ep"etaatsepkdr, o"g resseilvaebloryta htreodu ghhoipusrt i nci­
palt exatnsd c orrespondTehnitcsae s.fk r,a meadg ainas vto latEiulreo poef
discredited valuree-efloiirnnmtgaao t t hiooungsh,tfu lteusrswe o,u lpdr ovteo
bet haer matuorfNe i etzsclhief'esw oonrekt ,h apto sitibveeglgyefo drc omple­
tiona gaianlsotld dsU.l timatheekl nye,w h,o wevetrh,at th el argtearsw ko uld
beE uropeo'wsn N.i etzscpheer'sso tnaaslwk o ulbde t oa rticuiltea,vt eein f
thisso metiemnetsa ialt eodno ef d esperaotrsi torni deinnhc iyws r itiGnigv.e n
taakwea y
theu rgenocfhy i tsa sk-mossitm psltya t"eIdw ,o ulldi kteo from
humane xistenscoem eo fi thse artbreaankidnc gr ueclh aracter"-Nietzsche
wouladt temtpoit n duacc eo mmensurfaeteela inndgi ntelleacwtauraelni ens s
hiasu dienWcrei.t itnotg h e heaastr ott h em indh,e w oulddr auwp one very