Nietzsche and Zen: Self-Overcoming Without a Self

In Nietzsche and Zen: Self-Overcoming without a Self, André van der Braak juxtaposes Nietzsche with four influential representatives of the Buddhist Zen tradition: Nagarjuna, Linji, Dogen, and Nishitani. In doing so, he reveals Nietzschean philosophy as a philosophy of continuous self-overcoming, in which even the notion of "self" is overcome, and allows a greater understanding of Nietzsche through the lens of Zen and vice versa. This treatment will be useful to Nietzsche scholars, continental philosophers, and comparative philosophers.

Author: André Van Der Braak
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 05/03/2013
Pages: 250
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780739184448
ISBN10: 073918444X
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Buddhist
- Philosophy | Eastern
- Philosophy | Mind & Body

About the Author
André van der Braak is research associate at Radboud University, Nijmegen.