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Nietzsche's "Genealogy of Morality" (review)

Nietzsche's "Genealogy of Morality" (review) 88 BOOK REVIEWS David Owen. Nietzsche’s “Genealogy of Morality.” Stocksfield, U.K.: Acumen, 2007. 179 pp. ISBN 978-1-84465-103-0. Cloth, £45. ISBN 978-1-84465-104-7. Paperback, £14.99. MATTHEW MEYER David Owen’s Nietzsche’s “Genealogy of Morality” is a welcome addition to the general direction of recent scholarship on Nietzsche’s critique of morality in On the Genealogy of Morals and his related project of a revaluation of all values. Indeed, it is an important contribution to the ongoing debates, first shaped by the efforts of Foot, Geuss, Ridley, and Leiter, about the nature, style, and purpose of GM , one that pays careful attention to Nietzsche’s use of rhetoric, his genealogical method, and conceptions of ethical agency. The work, however, is slightly less successful in situating GM within the larger context of Nietzsche’s revaluation of all values. Owen divides the work into two parts. In the first, he traces the development of Nietzsche’s call for a revaluation of values and his eventual turn toward the genealogical method. He pursues this line of inquiry because he believes that if we can get clear about what motivates Nietzsche’s turn to genealogy within the context of his revaluation of all values, we will be able to understand what http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Nietzsche Studies Penn State University Press

Nietzsche's "Genealogy of Morality" (review)

Meyer, Matthew.
The Journal of Nietzsche Studies , Volume 38 (1) – Oct 1, 2009
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88 BOOK REVIEWS David Owen. Nietzsche’s “Genealogy of Morality.” Stocksfield, U.K.: Acumen, 2007. 179 pp. ISBN 978-1-84465-103-0. Cloth, £45. ISBN 978-1-84465-104-7. Paperback, £14.99. MATTHEW MEYER David Owen’s Nietzsche’s “Genealogy of Morality” is a welcome addition to the general direction of recent scholarship on Nietzsche’s critique of morality in On the Genealogy of Morals and his related project of a revaluation of all values. Indeed, it is an important contribution to the ongoing debates, first shaped by the efforts of Foot, Geuss, Ridley, and Leiter, about the nature, style, and purpose of GM , one that pays careful attention to Nietzsche’s use of rhetoric, his genealogical method, and conceptions of ethical agency. The work, however, is slightly less successful in situating GM within the larger context of Nietzsche’s revaluation of all values. Owen divides the work into two parts. In the first, he traces the development of Nietzsche’s call for a revaluation of values and his eventual turn toward the genealogical method. He pursues this line of inquiry because he believes that if we can get clear about what motivates Nietzsche’s turn to genealogy within the context of his revaluation of all values, we will be able to understand what

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