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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450986703321

Autore

Elbe Stefan <1975->

Titolo

Europe [[electronic resource] ] : a Nietzschean perspective / / Stefan Elbe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-138-87450-7

1-280-07311-X

0-203-42655-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in European politics ; ; 11

Disciplina

306/.094

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Europe -- God or nothingness? -- Labyrinths of the future -- Europe wants to become one -- We good Europeans -- Free thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

There has been a deliberative, but as yet unsuccessful, attempt by scholars and policy makers to articulate a more meaningful idea of Europe, which would enhance the legitimacy of the European Union and provide the basis for a European identity. Using a detailed analysis of the writings of Nietzsche, Elbe seeks to address this problem and argues that Nietzsche's thinking about Europe can significantly illuminate our understanding. He demonstrates how Nietzsche's critique of nationalism and the notion of the 'good European' can assist contemporary scholars in the quest for a vision of Europe an