title: Nietzsche: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)
author:  R. Kevin Hill 
description: "Hill's discussion of later thinkers and working through of philosophical-logical problems in <em>Nietzsche</em> has obvious merits, but it does necessitate a certain degree of extra explanation. For example, the eight-page discussion of Deleuze includes a two plus page introduction to G. W. F. Hegel. While illuminating, such detours stray away from the focus of 'introducing' Nietzsche and may pose a challenge to the typical reader of books in these kinds of series. Hill does not help matters by using, but not defining, philosophical terminology such as 'axiological' and 'qualia.' He also assumes knowledge of figures such as George Berkley and William Quine. A small amount of explanation on these matters would have been helpful. On balance, however there is no shortage of introductory texts on Nietzsche, so it is fair enough that Hill has made some idiosyncratic choice about the issues he feels are most pressing and which he is best equipped to discuss. In short, this book will be most useful for those who can read it along with Nietzsche's own work, have a grounding in basic philosophical issues, and are interested in how later philosophers have used Nietzsche in conjunction with their own unique and influential theories." - Jennifer Benner, <em>H-Net Reviews</em>, June 2008 (Jennifer Benner <i>H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;Hill&#8217;s discussion of later thinkers and working through of philosophical-logical problems in <em>Nietzsche</em> has obvious merits, but it does necessitate a certain degree of extra explanation. For example, the eight-page discussion of Deleuze includes a two plus page introduction to G. W. F. Hegel. While illuminating, such detours stray away from the focus of 'introducing&#8217; Nietzsche and may pose a challenge to the typical reader of books in these kinds of series. Hill does not help matters by using, but not defining, philosophical terminology such as 'axiological&#8217; and 'qualia.&#8217; He also assumes knowledge of figures such as George Berkley and William Quine. A small amount of explanation on these matters would have been helpful. On balance, however there is no shortage of introductory texts on Nietzsche, so it is fair enough that Hill has made some idiosyncratic choice about the issues he feels are most pressing and which he is best equipped to discuss. In short, this book will be most useful for those who can read it along with Nietzsche&#8217;s own work, have a grounding in basic philosophical issues, and are interested in how later philosophers have used Nietzsche in conjunction with their own unique and influential theories.&#8221; - Jennifer Benner, <em>H-Net Reviews</em>, June 2008 (Sanford Lakoff <i>H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online</i>)
zlib_text: NIETZSCHE: A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED
  
  Guides for the Perplexed available from Continuum:
  Adorno: A Guide for the Perplexed, Alex Thomson
  Deleuze: A Guide for the Perplexed, Claire Colebrook
  Levinas: A Guide for the Perplexed, B. C. Hutchens
  Sartre: A Guide for the Perplexed, Gary Cox
  Hobbes: A Guide for the Perplexed, Stephen J. Finn
  Wittgenstein: A Guide for the Perplexed, Mark Addis
  Merleau-Ponty: A Guide for the Perplexed, Eric Matthews
  Gadamer: A Guide for the Perplexed, Chris Lawn
  Husserl: A Guide for the Perplexed, Matheson Russell
  Quine: A Guide for the Perplexed, Gary Kemp
  Existentialism: A Guide for the Perplexed, Stephen Earnshaw
  Kierkegaard: A Guide for the Perplexed, Clare Carlisle
  Rousseau: A Guide for the Perplexed, Matthew Simpson
  
  NIETZSCHE: A GUIDE FOR THE
  PERPLEXED
  R. KEVIN HILL
  
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