The opening essay of this Companion provides a chronologically organized introduction to and summary of Nietzsche's published works, while also providing an overview of their basic themes and concerns. It is followed by three essays on the appropriation and misappropriation of his writings, and a group of essays exploring the nature of Nietzsche's philosophy and its relation to the modern and postmodern world. The final contributions consider Nietzsche's influence on the twentieth century in Europe, the United States and Asia.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO NIETZSCHE'S WORKS

1. Nietzsche's Works and Their Themes

PART II: THE USE AND ABUSE OF NIETZSCHE'S LIFE AND WORKS

2. The Hero as Outsider

3. Nietzsche and the Judaeo-Christian Tradition

4. Nietzsche's Political Misappropriation

PART Ill: NIETZSCHE AS PHILOSOPHER

5. Nietzsche's Kind of Philosophy

6. Nietzsche Ad Hominem: Perspectivism, Personality and Ressentiment

7. Nietzsche, Modernity, Aestheticism

8. Nietzsche's Alleged Farewell: The Premodem, Modern, and Postmodern Nietzsche

PART IV: NIETZSCHE'S INFLUENCE

9. Nietzsche in the Twentieth Century

10. Nietzsche's French Legacy

11 . Nietzsche and East Asian Thought: Influences, Impacts, and Resonances