Nietzsche's Ethics Elements in Ethics Series

This Element explains Nietzsche's ethics in his late works, from 1886 onwards. The first three sections explain the basics of his ethical theory ? its context and presuppositions, its scope and its central tension. The next three sections explore Nietzsche's goals in writing a history of Christian morality (On the Genealogy of Morality), the content of that history, and whether he achieves his goals. The last two sections take a broader look, respectively, at Nietzsche's wider philosophy in light of his ethics and at the prospects for a Nietzschean ethics after Nietzsche.

Introduction; 1. Nietzsche's ethics in outline; 2. Christian morality; 3. The square circle: Nietzsche's two conflicting strategies; 4. Morality, history and genealogy; 5. Nietzsche's history: the plot; 6. Does the history achieve its goals?; 7. Nietzsche beyond Nietzsche's ethics; Conclusion. The future of Nietzschean ethics?; Bibliography; Acknowledgements.