The Great Debate
Nietzsche, Culture, and the Scandinavian Welfare Society
Seiten
2024
University of Wisconsin Press (Verlag)
978-0-299-34610-2 (ISBN)
University of Wisconsin Press (Verlag)
978-0-299-34610-2 (ISBN)
Presents, for the first time in any language other than Danish, the debate over Nietzsche’s philosophy between Georg Brandes Harald Hoffding in its entirety. A critical introduction by editor and translator William Banks explores the exchange in its context.
In 1889, Danish literary critic Georg Brandes published “Aristocratic Radicalism: An Essay on Friedrich Nietzsche,” which transformed the as-yet-unknown German-Swiss philosopher into a European, and ultimately global, phenomenon. The article sparked a furious public debate between Brandes and a fellow Dane, philosopher Harald HØffding, who swiftly issued a rebuttal, “Democratic Radicalism: An Objection.” What began as a scholarly disagreement over Nietzsche’s philosophy rapidly spiraled into a sprawling contest of competing visions of society’s future, one radically aristocratic and the other radically democratic.
Marking the moment at which the uniquely Nordic concept of social democratic welfare was first contested in the public sphere, this debate provides insights into not only Nietzschean philosophy and its immediate reception but also the foundational concept of modern Scandinavian social, cultural, and political organization. This volume presents, for the first time in any language other than Danish, the debate in its entirety: three essays by Brandes and three by HØffding. A critical introduction by editor and translator William Banks explores the exchange in its context and convincingly argues that the principles contested by the two Danish luminaries still very much resonate in Western society today.
In 1889, Danish literary critic Georg Brandes published “Aristocratic Radicalism: An Essay on Friedrich Nietzsche,” which transformed the as-yet-unknown German-Swiss philosopher into a European, and ultimately global, phenomenon. The article sparked a furious public debate between Brandes and a fellow Dane, philosopher Harald HØffding, who swiftly issued a rebuttal, “Democratic Radicalism: An Objection.” What began as a scholarly disagreement over Nietzsche’s philosophy rapidly spiraled into a sprawling contest of competing visions of society’s future, one radically aristocratic and the other radically democratic.
Marking the moment at which the uniquely Nordic concept of social democratic welfare was first contested in the public sphere, this debate provides insights into not only Nietzschean philosophy and its immediate reception but also the foundational concept of modern Scandinavian social, cultural, and political organization. This volume presents, for the first time in any language other than Danish, the debate in its entirety: three essays by Brandes and three by HØffding. A critical introduction by editor and translator William Banks explores the exchange in its context and convincingly argues that the principles contested by the two Danish luminaries still very much resonate in Western society today.
Georg Brandes (1842–1927) was a Danish intellectual, author, and critic, best known for his six-volume Main Currents. Harald HØffding (1843–1931) was a Danish philosopher and professor at the University of Copenhagen. William Banks is the editor and translator of Human Rights and Oppressed Peoples: Collected Essays and Speeches, by Georg Brandes.
Acknowledgments
Note on the Source Texts
Introduction
1 Aristocratic Radicalism: An Essay on Friedrich Nietzsche
Georg Brandes
2 Democratic Radicalism: An Objection
Harald HØffding
3 The Great Man: The Source of Culture
Georg Brandes
4 Response to Dr. Georg Brandes
Harald HØffding
5 Rejoinder
Georg Brandes
Epilogue
Harald HØffding
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.12.2023 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | William Banks |
| Verlagsort | Wisconsin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 272 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-299-34610-2 / 0299346102 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-299-34610-2 / 9780299346102 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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