Abbreviation of Titles Introduction 1. Kierkegaard's Ways of Life 2. Nietzsche's Ways of Life 3. Kierkegaard on Internal Collapse as Despair 4. Nietzsche on Internal Collapse as Nihilism 5. Contrasting Kierkegaard and Nietzsche 6. Comparing Kierkegaard and Nietzsche 7. Conclusions Bibliography Index
Kierkegaard and Nietzsche revive an ancient approach to ethics that evaluates different ways of life considered as a whole. Comparing and contrasting their respective ideals of faith and individual sovereignty, this work reveals a valuable new path for contemporary ethics.