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The Three Stigmata of Friedrich Nietzsche

Political Physiology in the Age of Nihilism

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  1. Nandita Biswas Mellamphy

    1. University of Western Ontario, Canada

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Introduction: The Mnemotechnics of Nihilism and the Political Physiology of Eternal Recurrence

    • Nandita Biswas Mellamphy
    Pages 1-19

  3. The Displaced ‘Origin’ of Political Physiology

    • Nandita Biswas Mellamphy
    Pages 20-42

  4. The Economic Problem of Production: Nature, Culture, Life

    • Nandita Biswas Mellamphy
    Pages 43-56

  5. The Dynamics of Opposition and the Transformation of the Übermensch

    • Nandita Biswas Mellamphy
    Pages 57-72

  6. Self-Annihilation and the Metamorphosis of Nihilism

    • Nandita Biswas Mellamphy
    Pages 73-82

  7. The Pathology of Amor Fati: Eros and Eschaton

    • Nandita Biswas Mellamphy
    Pages 83-95

  8. Novum Organum: The Overhuman as the Overmanifold

    • Nandita Biswas Mellamphy
    Pages 96-108

  9. Postface: The Transmigration of Homo Natura

    • Nandita Biswas Mellamphy
    Pages 109-121

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 122-157
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About this book

Following Nietzsche's call for a philosopher-physician and his own use of the bodily language of health and illness as tools to diagnose the ailments of the body politic, this book offers a reconstruction of the concept of political physiology in Nietzsche's thought, bridging gaps between Anglo-American, German and French schools of interpretation.

Reviews

'This is an important and highly innovative appreciation of Nietzsche which offers fresh and arresting insights into both core and neglected aspects of his philosophy. It makes central to Nietzsche's project the thought of eternal return and provides a novel interpretation of it as the cornerstone of his political ontology. The author convincingly argues that Nietzsche's celebrated affirmation of life needs to be translated into a political vision for humankind. Highly recommended.' - Keith Ansell-Pearson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Western Ontario, Canada

    Nandita Biswas Mellamphy

About the author

NANDITA BISWAS MELLAMPHY is Assistant Professor of Political Theory, and core faculty in the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at The University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on Nietzsche's political thought and its influence on contemporary interdisciplinary theory. She is also an exponent of the classical Indian dance style of Bharatanatya and has toured extensively in North America.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Three Stigmata of Friedrich Nietzsche

  • Book Subtitle: Political Physiology in the Age of Nihilism

  • Authors: Nandita Biswas Mellamphy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230297487

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-28255-1Published: 21 December 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-32838-3Published: 01 January 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-29748-7Published: 21 December 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 180

  • Topics: Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Modern Philosophy

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