Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume offers a lucid and accessible account of Nietzsche's philosophy, encompassing such ideas as anti-humanism, good and evil, nihilism and the will to power, and introduces the reader to the radical questions posed by Nietzsche that challenged the received history of thought. The author not only prepares readers for their first encounter with Nietzsche's most influential texts, but enables them to begin to apply his philosophy in studies of literature, art and contemporary culture.