He was interested in the enhancement of individual and cultural health, and believed in life, creativity, power, and the realities. This anthology shows the progression of nietzsche philosophy while introducing the. Discover book depositorys huge selection of friedrich nietzsche books online. Buy a cheap copy of the portable nietzsche book by friedrich nietzsche. Read friedrich nietzsche by friedrich nietzsche available from rakuten kobo. Beyond good and evil by friedrich nietzsche, 9780140449235, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ecce homo by friedrich nietzsche, 9780199552566, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This landmark work continues to be one of the most wellknown and influential explorations of moral and ethical philosophy ever conceived. By way of clarification and supplement to my last book beyond good and evil. I would like to say that the translatoreditor of this book, rj hollingdale, did a magnificent job, and in his introduction to the reader he mentions precisely that. The basic writings of nietzsche collects some of the most famous and representative works of. The book formed part of his campaign against morality, in which nietzsche explored the ethical consequences of the death of god. One good way in is the genealogy of morals, which for nietzsche is relatively systematic.
Tako rzecze zaratustra by nietzsche fryderyk and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at get this from a library. The complete works of friedrich nietzsche book depository. Thus spoke zarathustra is a philosophical novel by german philosopher friedrich nietzsche, published in four parts between 1883 and 1891. Friedrich wilhelm nietzsche october 15, 1844 august 25, 1900 was a german philosopher,poet, composer, cultural criti. The complete works of friedrich nietzsche by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche edited by oscar levy translated by william a. Friedrich nietzsche was born in roecken, near leipzig, in 1844 and died in weimar in 1900. Friedrich nietzsche 1844 1900 friedrich wilhelm nietzsche 15 october 1844 25 august 1900 was a german philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist. On the genealogy of morality 9780872202832 by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. This was because i wanted to set up the question why read nietzsche. Written in a passionate, quasibiblical style, thus spake zarathustra is daring in form and filled with provocative, thoughtprovoking concepts. He is considered one of the most important german philosophers and philologists. Friedrich nietzsche ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
Nietzsche friedrich wilhelm and ludovici anthony m abebooks. Discover book depository s huge selection of friedrich nietzsche books online. The gay science by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche, 9780486452463, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In nine parts the book is designed to give the reader a comprehensive idea of nietzsche s thought and style. Friedrich nietzsche was a 19th century philosopher and writer known for his plainspoken prose, his criticism of christianity, and his philosophical theories, such as the will to power. Project gutenberg offers 61,580 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Friedrich nietzsche questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on friedrich nietzsche. It would be helpful to use a translation with a good introduction to the work, for example the translation by maudemarie clark and alan swenson with an introduction by clark. Discover book depositorys huge selection of friedrich wilhelm nietzsche books online. Use and abuse of history is the second essay in that volume. Professor babichs site has links to many of her articles online and the site nietzsche circle has a large links section with many helpful resources. He studied classic philology and his thinking was deeply influenced by the science of theology, as he came from a religious family. Pages in category books by friedrich nietzsche the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
I dont know if id ever call anything nietzsche wrote a summary, but this book does lay out his principles in blackandwhite, and it did help me put some of the pieces together. Represents nietzsche s attempt to sum up his philosophy. Translator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy the portable nietzsche viking portable library us ed by friedrich nietzsche, walter kaufmann isbn. Though written at the beginning of the 20th century, h. A deluxe, highquality edition of friedrich nietzsche s seminal work beyond good and evil is one of the final books by german philosopher friedrich nietzsche. One hundred years after his death, friedrich nietzsche remains the most influential philosopher of the modern era. On truth and untruth friedrich nietzsche paperback. Beyond good and evil was nietzsche s attempt to summarize his entire philosophy into one book. The literary career of friedrich nietzsche 18441900 spanned l. Friedrich nietzsche books list of books by author friedrich. This world is the will to power and nothing besides. Thus spake zarathustra by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche, 9780486406633, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Human, all too human well deserves its subtitle a book for free spirits, and its original dedication to voltaire, whose project of radical enlightenment here found a new champion.
He suffered a mental collapse, and spent the last eleven years of his life in a psychiatric clinic. Friedrich nietzsche 18441900 published, among other titles, human, all too human and the dawn. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony, and aphorism. Physically handicapped by weak eyesight, violent headaches and bouts of nausea, this paradoxical thinker fashioned a philosophy, which made short shrift of selfpity and the ostentatious display of compassion. This was conceived and written by friedrich nietzsche during the years 18811885. In beyond good and evil, nietzsche accuses past philosophers of lacking critical sense and blindly accepting dogmatic premises in their consideration of morality. Thus spoke zarathustra is a foundational work of western literature and is widely considered to be friedrich nietzsches masterpiece. This collection of friedrich nietzsche s most famous works contains beyond good and evil, thus spoke zarathustra, human, all too human, and the antichrist. Basic writings of nietzsche gathers the complete texts of five of nietzsche s most important works, from his first book to his last. Its very short and those who say its not the real thing are correct, but, this is so by design. Menckens synthesis of the oftenmisunderstood philosophy of friedrich nietzsche still remains fresh today, which is an impressive accomplishment on menckens part since a book like this is more or less a guidebook, and guidebooks arent known for holding up well over time. The complete works of friedrich nietzsche by nietzsche friedrich, 9781594625855, available at. He divorced himself from public life and, in 1889, became insane, remaining in a condition of mental and physical paralysis until his death. Below, in chronological order, find most of the complete works of friedrich nietzsche.
From 1880, however, he divorced himself from everyday life and lived mainly abroad. Thus spake zarathustra, a book for all and none, by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche, was originally published in german between 18831891, and this edition in english, as translated by thomas common was first published in 1917. Much better is to purchase hollingdales translation or probably any modern translation of the untimely mediations. A nietzsche reader by friedrich nietzsche goodreads. Prelude to a philosophy of the future is a work that further explores the ideas in thus spoke zarathustra, with a more critical and polemical approach. On the genealogy of morals by friedrich nietzsche, 9780199537082, available at book depository with. Nietzsche is known today as a precursor to existentialism, poststructuralism and postmodernism.
The works of friedrich nietzsche have fascinated readers around the world ever since the publication of his first book more than a hundred years ago. It includes the german philosophers famous discussion of the phrase god is dead as well as his concept of the superman. Nietzsche s best 8 books an ebook to search the spirit of friedrich nietzsche edited by bill chapko contents editor notes introduction to nietzsche s life and writings the gay science ecce homo thus spoke zarathustra the dawn twilight of the idols the antichrist beyond good and evil genealogy of morals appendices a timeline biography. Ecce homo by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche free ebook. May 30, 2016 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Friedrich nietzsche developed his philosophy during the late 19th century. Friedrich wilhelm nietzsche was a german philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of christianity and traditional morality. It draws on and expands the ideas of his previous work, thus spoke zarathustra, but with a more critical and polemical approach.
Beyond good and evil is a profound book about the power, passion, and love of individuals. Unpublished writings from the period of unfashionable observations, the complete works of friedrich nietzsche. As one of the most influential works in modern nihilism, the book follows the life, speeches, and travels of zarathustra, the originator of zoroastrianism. Friedrich wilhelm nietzsche 18441900 was a german philosopher, cultural critic, poet and composer, most known for his statement, god is dead. No modern philosopher has been more maligned and misunderstood or more cynically exploited than friedrich nietzsche. A proponent of anarchosyndicalism, rocker invokes nietzsche repeatedly in his tome nationalism and culture, citing him especially to back up his claims that nationalism and state power have a destructive influence on culture, since culture is always creative, but power is never creative. The work is a philosophical novel by the german philosopher and philologist. It tells an extremely provocative story about each of these and in the third essay it even connects up with nietzsches interest in questions about the nature of truth and why we value truth. We continue to live within the intellectual shadow cast by nietzsche. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
On the genealogy of morals and ecce homo 9780679724629 by nietzsche, friedrich and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. First published in 1886, the book comprises almost three hundred statements from pithy oneliners, to long convoluted arguments of a page or more. R j hollingdale translated eleven of nietzsches books and published two books about him. The first of his books to use aphorisms though certainly not the last human, all too human breaks away from friedrich nietzsches earlier book, the birth of tragedy, in both style and philosophy.
As walter kaufmann, one of the worlds leading authorities on nietzsche, notes in his introduction, few writers in any age were so full of ideas, and few writers have been so consistently. Friedrich nietzsche engaged in very rich correspondence over many years of his life, and given just how personal philosophy was for him, his letters can often lead his readers to important details that can augment our efforts in coming to understand him. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. The last time i devoted an entire course to nietzsche, the first assignment was ecce homo. The portable nietzsche by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche alibris. Whats the best book of nietzsches to start out with. Beyond good and evil by friedrich nietzsche, paperback. Nietzsche and his works have been by turns vilified, lauded, and subjected to numerous contradictory interpretations, and yet he remains a figure of. The birth of tragedy, beyond good and evil, on the genealogy of morals, the case of wagner, and. Today, the work is regarded as a forerunner of modern existentialist thought, a book that has provoked and stimulated students of philosophy and literature for more than 100 years.
A tremendously influential philosophical work of the late nineteenth century, thus spake zarathustra is also a literary masterpiece by one of the most important thinkers of modern times. Thus spoke zarathustra by friedrich nietzsche, 9780140441185, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and science, using a distinctive german language style. The will to power by friedrich nietzsche, 9780141195353, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The antichrist great books in philosophy by nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm. Books by nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm sorted by popularity project gutenberg books by nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm sorted by popularity. The use and abuse of history by friedrich nietzsche, 9780486836409, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. When he was only twentyfour he was appointed to the chair of classical philology at basel university.
Ludovici, adrian collins, helen zimmern, thomas common and horace barnett samuel. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. But of course, theres no substitute for the original. Conventional morality is a sign of slavery, nietzsche maintains, and the superman goes beyond good and evil in action, thought, and creation. Nietzsche offers us in this book a way of life, in which ones will to power is the fundamental principle of society, and the individual. The book deals with the two absolutely central questions for nietzsche, namely whats wrong with our morality and the problem of suffering. Friedrich nietzsche 18441900 was a nineteenthcentury germanborn philosopher and classical philologist. Hollingdale translated eleven of nietzsche s books and published two books about him. Basic writings of nietzsche gathers the complete texts of five of nietzsches most important works, from his first book to his last.
On the genealogy of morals ecce homo by friedrich nietzsche. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The companion book to beyond good and evil, the three essays included here offer vital insights into nietzsches theories of morality and human psychology. Sometimes there is no possible distinction between a monumental past and a mythical romance. The birth of tragedy, beyond good and evil, on the genealogy of morals, the case of wagner, and ecce homo. The book contains some of nietzsche s most sustained discussions of art and morality, knowledge and truth, the intellectual conscience and the origin of. Unpublished fragments from the period of thus spoke zarathustra summer 1882winter 188384.
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