Simon Townsend
Biographic Data
| ID | 5922709 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Townsend |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Townsend |
| SIGNATURE | TOWNSEND S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter UK |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-5135-5957 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Nietzsche on the Rise of Strong Political States and Their Cultivation of Higher Individuals
I argue that Nietzsche offers an account of how strong political states develop and how the highest forms of individuality emerge when the political will of these strong states weakens. Communities develop strength in proportion to the hostility of their environment. In order to flourish in a hostile environment, they must cultivate powerful and ambitious citizens by intensifying their most powerful drives, such as a lust for power. To control th…
The Exploitation of Sacred Desire
I argue that the political significance of Georges Bataille's work has been underdeveloped and that his work provides significant resources for understanding and evaluating contemporary societies. We should interpret Bataille's historical analysis of political societies as an account of the management and exploitation of sacred desire by elites that recognize its power. This analysis yields a normative principle: all societies must develop outlet…
Beyond the Myth of the Nietzschean Ideal‐Type
This paper furthers the understanding of Nietzsche's project of increasing the prevalence of higher individuals. I do this by opposing the dominant tendency in Nietzschean scholarship of constructing a single ideal‐type. I argue that Nietzsche actually describes multiple higher types, with incommensurable physiological and psychological characteristics, and that attempts to collapse these into one type obscure the nuance and richness of his thoug…
A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition
Smoking in film in New Zealand
Smoking in film warrants concern from public health advocates. In New Zealand, pre-film anti-smoking advertising appears to be the most promising immediate policy response
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Smoking in film in New Zealand
Smoking in film warrants concern from public health advocates. In New Zealand, pre-film anti-smoking advertising appears to be the most promising immediate policy response
A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition
Beyond the Myth of the Nietzschean Ideal‐Type
This paper furthers the understanding of Nietzsche's project of increasing the prevalence of higher individuals. I do this by opposing the dominant tendency in Nietzschean scholarship of constructing a single ideal‐type. I argue that Nietzsche actually describes multiple higher types, with incommensurable physiological and psychological characteristics, and that attempts to collapse these into one type obscure the nuance and richness of his thoug…
The Exploitation of Sacred Desire
I argue that the political significance of Georges Bataille's work has been underdeveloped and that his work provides significant resources for understanding and evaluating contemporary societies. We should interpret Bataille's historical analysis of political societies as an account of the management and exploitation of sacred desire by elites that recognize its power. This analysis yields a normative principle: all societies must develop outlet…
Nietzsche on the Rise of Strong Political States and Their Cultivation of Higher Individuals
I argue that Nietzsche offers an account of how strong political states develop and how the highest forms of individuality emerge when the political will of these strong states weakens. Communities develop strength in proportion to the hostility of their environment. In order to flourish in a hostile environment, they must cultivate powerful and ambitious citizens by intensifying their most powerful drives, such as a lust for power. To control th…
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Legislation (2 works) · Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel (2 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Politics (2 works)