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Nietzsche's Critiques: The Kantian Foundations of His Thought (review)

Nietzsche's Critiques: The Kantian Foundations of His Thought (review) 050 Book Review (54-80) 3/21/05 12:13 PM Page 54 Book Reviews R. Kevin Hill, Nietzsche’s Critiques: The Kantian Foundations of His Thought. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003; 0–19-925583–0. KEITH ANSELL PEARSON In this study, R. Kevin Hill makes a major and important contribution to Nietzsche studies. It is among the finest studies of his philosophy published in recent years, and provides the most thor- ough and incisive demonstration to date of the Kantian context of Nietzsche’s philosophical devel- opment, without a proper understanding of which key aspects of his thinking are largely unintelligible. Hill’s study is part of an emerging trend in Nietzsche studies in the English-speaking world, away from fashionable and, in many ways, philosophically illiterate “postmodern” readings of Nietzsche (this illiteracy is not peculiar to postmodern readings in my view), and focusing more on the philosophical context of his development and preoccupations, with special attention being devoted to Nietzsche’s neo-Kantian sources and influences. Hill’s study is superior to any other so far published because of the depth of his reading of Kant (all three critiques are treated here in judi- cious and illuminating terms with special attention devoted to the third critique) and the probing and thorough http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Nietzsche Studies Penn State University Press

Nietzsche's Critiques: The Kantian Foundations of His Thought (review)

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050 Book Review (54-80) 3/21/05 12:13 PM Page 54 Book Reviews R. Kevin Hill, Nietzsche’s Critiques: The Kantian Foundations of His Thought. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003; 0–19-925583–0. KEITH ANSELL PEARSON In this study, R. Kevin Hill makes a major and important contribution to Nietzsche studies. It is among the finest studies of his philosophy published in recent years, and provides the most thor- ough and incisive demonstration to date of the Kantian context of Nietzsche’s philosophical devel- opment, without a proper understanding of which key aspects of his thinking are largely unintelligible. Hill’s study is part of an emerging trend in Nietzsche studies in the English-speaking world, away from fashionable and, in many ways, philosophically illiterate “postmodern” readings of Nietzsche (this illiteracy is not peculiar to postmodern readings in my view), and focusing more on the philosophical context of his development and preoccupations, with special attention being devoted to Nietzsche’s neo-Kantian sources and influences. Hill’s study is superior to any other so far published because of the depth of his reading of Kant (all three critiques are treated here in judi- cious and illuminating terms with special attention devoted to the third critique) and the probing and thorough

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The Journal of Nietzsche Studies – Penn State University Press

Published: May 9, 2005

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