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Miething

Anarchistische Deutungen der Philosophie Friedrich Nietzsches

Deutschland, Großbritannien, USA (1890-1947)
Nomos,  2016, 533 Pages

ISBN 978-3-8487-3711-6

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englischFriedrich Nietzsche was not an anarchist. His ideas nevertheless generated strong interest from key figures from the historical anarchist movement which began in the 1890s. Gustav Landauer, Emma Goldman and others reflected on the chances offered and the dangers posed by these ideas in relation to their own politics. Heated debates over meaning, for example on the will to power or on the status of women in Nietzsche’s works, provided even the most vehement critics such as Peter Kropotkin with productive cues for developing their own theories. In recent times, a newer strand called ‘post-anarchism’ has invoked Nietzsche’s ideas, while also disregarding the historical variants of ’Nietzschean anarchism’. This calls into question the innovative potential of post-anarchism. The book adopts a transnational perspective and is the first to document the anarchist reception of Nietzsche in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States through a historically contextualised account.


»... in the last decade, scholars of anarchism have repeatedly looked at Nietzsche’s reception in the anarchist movement or even tried to make new sense of his philosophy by weaving it into post-anarchism. One of the best studies published in recent years is Dominique Miething’s Anarchistische Deutungen der Philosophie Friedrich Nietzsches... Miething’s book stands out because of its comprehensive transnational approach and detailed analysis... an invaluable resource...«
Dr. Peter Seyferth, Anarchist Studies 1/2021, 118-119

»Die erste und zweite Welle der anarchistischen Nietzsche-Rezeption (eine vor und eine nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg) nimmt sich retrospektiv wie ein Laboratorium der Neuen Linken aus – und dies macht Miethings Studie nicht nur für all diejenigen, die sich für die Geschichte [...]