Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix A Note on Sources and List of Abbreviations xi Contributors xiii Introduction by Jacob Golomb and Robert S. Wistrich 1 PART ONE:IN THEORY 1.How to De-Nazify Nietzsche 's Philosophical Anthropology? by Jacob Golomb 19 2.Misinterpretation as the Author 's Responsibility (Nietzsche's fascism, for instance) by Berel Lang 47 3.Experiences with Nietzsche by Wolfgang Muller-Lauter 66 4.Nietzsche and "Hitler" by Alexander Nehamas 90 5.Nietzsche and the Jews by Menahem Brinker 107 6.Nietzsche contra Wagner on the Jews by Yirmiyahu Yovel 126 7.Between the Cross and the Swastika: A Nietzschean Perspective by Robert S. Wistrich 144 PART TWO:IN PRACTICE 8.Ecce Caesar: Nietzsche 's Imperial Aspirations by Daniel W. Conway 173 9.A Question of Responsibility:Nietzsche with Holderlin at War, 1914-1946 by Stanley Corngold and Geoffrey Waite 196 10.The Elisabeth Legend: The Cleansing of Nietzsche and the Sullying of His Sister by Robert C. Holub 215 11.Nietzsche, Mussolini, and Italian Fascism by Mario Sznajder 235 12.Nietzsche and the Fascist Dimension: The Case of Ernst Junger by David Ohana 263 13.A Godfather Too:Nazism as a Nietzschean Experiment by Kurt Rudolf Fischer 291 14.Critique as Apologetics: Nolte's Interpretation of Nietzsche by Roderick Stackelberg 301 Works of Nietzsche Cited 321 Select Bibliography 323 Index 333

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Addressing the question of Nietzsche's relationship to fascism in complex ways, this is an impressive, important, and varied volume. It presents a series of morsels for the reader and is a solid addition to both the literature on Nietzsche and that on fascism. -- Sander L. Gilman, University of Illinois, Chicago The cumulative effect of these essays contributes to the discussion of the relationship between Nietzsche and fascism and between Nietzsche and anti-Semitism. This book looks at both how to read the 'nasty' parts of Nietzsche and how to read what various people who used or read Nietzsche in a potentially 'nasty' way made of him. -- Tracy B. Strong, University of California, San Diego

About the Author

Jacob Golomb teaches Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is the Philosophical Editor of its Magnes Press and the Director of the Center for Austrian Studies. He is the author of "In Search of Authenticity, Nietzsche's Enticing Psychology of Power", and "Nietzsche in Zion". Robert S. Wistrich holds the Erich and Foga Neuberger Chair of Modern Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of, among many other books, "Hitler and the Holocaust and Antisemitism: The Longest Hatred".

Reviews

"A serious and rewarding look at Nietzsche the thinker."--Adam Kirsch, New York Sun "An excellent new collection of essays."--Jonathan Ree, Times Literary Supplement "A superb set of essays covering all aspects of Nietzschean thought."--Michael Milston, The Jewish Quarterly