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BOOK REVIEWS their own defeat (D 30). Nietzsche recognizes that, insofar as the pleasure of victory hinges on inciting others' envy, agonism is incompatible with democratic order. Envy, he claims, is a worlddestroying rage (D 304). If the goal of agon is to incite envy, it cannot engender mutual respect, only the malicious desire to spoil. Nietzsche therefore maintains that the "good victory must put the conquered into a joyful mood, it must possess something divine about it so that it does not put to shame." There is no shame in losing to the gods. On the other hand, he holds that we "ought not to want to win" if we can only overtake our opponent by a hair's breadth since defeating an equal engenders toxic shame and envy (WS 344). Civic amity, he implies, is only possible where there is no agonistic shaming. One might argue, then, that Hatab's Introduction imports a tragic and democratic sensibility into GM rather than actually finding it there. Ultimately, however, this criticism does not diminish his book's importance. Hatab's own tragic philosophy has a philosophical sophistication and seriousness of purpose that merit careful consideration, whether or not it can be found
The Journal of Nietzsche Studies – Penn State University Press
Published: May 18, 2011
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