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Nietzsche: A Selected Annotated Bibliography Nietzsche and PsychologyFor Nietzsche, psychology is the “queen of the sciences [and]…the path to fundamental problems.” 23 And above all, he saw himself as a psychologist. Often, rather than refuting an idea or doctrine, he thought it enough to uncover the ignoble motives and emotions behind them. Furthermore, he thought it impossible to separate a philosopher’s life from his thought, and he saw all great philosophy as involuntary and unconscious autobiography. Parkes, Graham. Composing the Soul: Reaches of Nietzsche’s Psychology. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994). JFE 95-166 This is the most exhaustive study of Nietzsche’s psychology. Parkes argues that Nietzsche anticipated modern depth psychology and psychoanalysis. Considerable attention is given to the idea of a ‘multiple soul,’ which Parkes believes is “the most revolutionary aspect of Nietzsche’s psychology.” p. 18. Staten, Henry. Nietzsche’s Voice. (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1990) JFE 91-1307 “Most of the conscious thinking of a philosopher” Nietzsche writes, “is secretly guided and forced into certain channels by his instincts.” 24 Taking Nietzsche at his word, Staten gives a psychological reading, tracing the influence of instinct, drive, and desire on Nietzsche’s thought. This is a subtle and illuminating work. ------------------- 23. Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil. (New York: Vintage, 1966) 32. 24. Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil. (New York: Vintage, 1966) 11. Klossowski, and others. |