Nietzsche: Philosopher of Lightness and Dynamite

Few, if any, other contemporary philosophers have achieved a level of influence to rival that of Nietzsche. Largely ignored during his lifetime, he was, as he predicted, born posthumously. In this lecture, Christopher Hamilton will trace the outlines of Nietzsche’s thought, exploring his most famous theories—eternal recurrence, the "Übermensch," slave revolt in morality, and the death of God—as well as some lesser-known elements of his work, revealing a thinker of immense generosity and subtlety, full of lightness and mischief. Hamilton offers an introduction to Nietzsche’s life and work and a profound reflection on his body of thought, perfect for beginning learners as well as those already familiar with this “prophet of modernity.”

Christopher Hamilton is a senior lecturer in philosophy of religion at King’s College London. Educated in London, Cambridge, and Bonn, he has been a scholar in residence at the University of Salzberg and a visiting professor at the University of Trent. Hamilton is the author of five books, the most recent being "A Philosophy of Tragedy" (2016), as well as numerous articles on Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Simone Weil, Primo Levi, Alain Resnais and W.G. Sebald, and others. He is as interested in literature and film as he is in philosophy, and teaches and writes always with an eye on these neighboring disciplines.

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