Friedrich Nietzsche on the Philosophy of Right and the State

First English translation of Nikos Kazantzakisâ??s 1909 doctoral dissertation on Nietzsche.

This book represents the first English translation of Nikos Kazantzakisâ??s 1909 dissertation on Friedrich Nietzscheâ??s political and legal philosophy. Before Kazantzakis became one of the best-known modern Greek writers, he was an avid student of Nietzscheâ??s thought, discovering Nietzsche while studying law in Paris from 1907 to 1909. This powerful assessment of Nietzscheâ??s radical political thought is translated here from a restored and authentic recent edition of the original. Its deep insights are unencumbered by the encrustations that generations of Nietzscheâ??s admirers and detractors have deposed on the original Nietzschean corpus. The book also offers a revealing glimpse into the formative stage of Kazantzakisâ??s thought.

â??Thanks to the efforts of the translator, Kazantzakisâ??s bold, appreciative interpretation of Nietzsche is now available to Anglophone readers. While other figures from the period offered their thoughts on Nietzsche, none approaches the stature and genius of Kazantzakis. This book opens a unique window onto the European intellectual scene at the beginning of the twentieth century.â?? â?? Daniel W. Conway, author of Nietzsche and the Political

Nikos Kazantzakis (1883â??1957) is the author of Zorba the Greek, The Last Temptation of Christ, and the modern Greek epic Odyssey. Odysseus Makridis is Assistant Professor in Philosophy and the Humanities at Fairleigh Dickinson University and the translator of Letters and Sayings of Epicurus.
Table Of Contents

Translatorâ??s Preface

Introduction

1. Prolegomena

A. The Times
B. The Character and Life of Friedrich Nietzsche

2. [Nihilism]

3. 1. [Human Nature]

A. Man in General
B. Man's Historical Evolution
C. The Constitution of Human Nature

a. Soul
b. Free Will
c. On Human Equality

2. Family

The Natures of Man and Womanâ??Marriage

3. The State

4. Religionâ??Moralityâ??Right

A. Religion
B. Morality
C. Right

5. [Recapitulation and] Conclusion

6. The Positive Aspect of Nietzsche's Philosophy

Notes
Index