Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Nietzsche’s experimental lifestyle Chapter 1: Nietzsche, animals and nature. A personal and philosophical journey of discovery Chapter 2: ‘Incorporating’ surrounding nature. On personal lifestyle and local culture Chapter 3: Thus spoke Zarathustra. A super-human tragedy Part 2: Terrasophy: towards a Philosophy of the Future Chapter 4: Nietzsche and ‘I’. A cure for the solitary seeker Chapter 5: One’s own place on Earth. A revaluations of the local perspective Chapter 6: Stay True to the Earth! Towards and ecological cosmology Acknowledgements Notes Literature

Promotional Information

Examines issues at intersection of environmental studies and philosophy in the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, who made man's relationship to Earth central to his thinking.

About the Author

Henk Manschot is Professor Emeritus at the University of Humanistics in the Netherlands. His research focuses on philosophical ecology, interconnections between human– and sustainable development and transformations of modern culture.He has also been President of the Socrates Foundation for Science and Culture, Vice-Chair of the China-Europe Foundation (CE-DESD) and Chair of the Encounter of World Views Foundation, which brings political, academic and business leaders together around values of global responsibility, leadership and development

Reviews

Nietzsche and the Earth is an illuminating, important and brave attempt at framing and interpreting Nietzsche’s arguably most enigmatic work. It offers a rich and nuanced interpretation of Nietzsche’s ecological perspectives, inviting readers to reconsider their relationship to the planet and to envision a more harmonious coexistence with nature. This and more renders it a valuable contribution to both Nietzsche scholarship and ecological discourse, making it deserving of further attention and engagement.
*The Agonist*

This is a beautifully crafted book. Henk Manschot carries us through explorations of Nietzsche and the earth, the pursuit of the overman, and the special relations of Z to his animals to a whole series of personal, gardening, local, philosophical and political tasks for us today as we strive to come to terms with the galloping pace of the Anthropocene. An indispensable book!
*William Connolly, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science, John Hopkins University, USA*

One can write about Nietzsche in many ways but in order to do that well, one should meet a number of conditions: do not rush, but read slowly; do not separate life and thinking, but relate biography and work to each other; and recognize that each interpretation is only an interpretation. Henk Manschot's book fulfills all of this in an exemplary manner.
*Paul van Tongeren, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Ethical Theory, Radboud University, The Netherlands*

Nietzsche's call for loyalty to the earth resounds with new meaning as we recognize the depth of environmental crisis. Manschot explores Nietzsche's experiment in living on the earth, introduces his earth-oriented philosophy, and updates it with recent research to develop a comprehensive "terrasophy." Nietzsche confronts the Anthropocene!
*Gary Shapiro, Professor of Philosophy, Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus, University of Richmond, USA*