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Friedrich Nietzsche
Presents an argument for the necessity for art in life. This book is based on the author’s enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, for the philosophy of Schopenhauer and for the music…
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Beyond Good and Evil: Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (German: Jenseits von Gut und B?se: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft) is a book by…
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New to Penguin Classics, The Joyous Science is Nietzsche’s most personal book - and one of his best
The Joyous Science is a liberating voyage of discovery as Nietzsche’s realization…
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Provides insight into Nietzsche’s philosophical thought on the death of God and the eternal recurrence in this translation of one if his major works. Bibliogs.
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A series of 638 aphorisms and discourses on subjects ranging from art, arrogance and boredom to passion, science, vanity, women and youth. Nietzsche himself described this work as the monument…
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Ritchie Robertson
A concise yet comprehensive critical biography of crucial German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
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Reveals an understanding of human mean-spiritedness.
Offers a selection from the author’s notebooks, chosen by his sister, that reveals his views on nihilism, art, morality, religion, the theory of knowledge, and other subjects.
For Nietzsche, Greek tragedy is the expression of a culture which has achieved a delicate but powerful balance between Dionysian insight and Apollonian rationality. In order to promote a return…
The controversial German philosopher of the nineteenth century elucidates his concept of the superman in this first systematic treatment of whole philosophy.
Supposing that truth is a woman, what then? In this book, the author critiques the mediocre in modernity and challenges the reader to accept their state of becoming and accept…
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Friedrich Nietzsche,Walter Kaufmann
The works of Friedrich Nietzsche have fascinated readers around the world ever since the publication of his first book more than a 100 years ago. This title includes translations of…
These four early essays, key documents for understanding the development of Nietzsche’s thought, are here presented in a new edition with an introduction that places them in their historical context…
Frederick Dolan
One of the most controversial philosophers of all time, Friedrich Nietzsche was an intellectual prodigy who dared to challenge conventional views. Confronting traditional ideas about religion, morality, and culture, Nietzsche…
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Daniel Hal?vy
"The duel between Nietzsche and civilisation is long since over; and that high poet and calamitous philosopher is now to be judged as he appears in the serene atmosphere of…
Friedrich Nietzsche, Original Thinkers Institute
This collection contains the most famous novels written by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One, Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude…
"The Genealogy of Morals" (German: "Zur Genealogie der Moral") is a philosophical work written by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The book was published in 1887 and is divided into…
The Antichrist is a classic German philosophy book by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
One of philosophy’s most accessible and easily understood works, this denunciation of Christianity and organized religion consists of 62 brief chapters, each an aphorism that advances the philosopher’s argument.
"Beyond Good and Evil" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1886. It is one of Nietzsche's most famous and influential books, presenting a series of aphorisms…
Thoughts Out of Season is a classic German philosophy text by the great German philosopher, Freidrich Nietzsche. This philosophy classic contains this snippet: To the reader who knows Nietzsche, who…
Sue Prideaux
Sue Prideaux’s award-winning portrait of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast, Friedrich Nietzsche.
The literary career of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) spanned less than twenty years, but no area of intellectual inquiry was left untouched by his iconoclastic genius. This title offers a selection…
Presents five central works by an important and readable philosopher of modern times. This title is translated by Walter Kaufmann, with a fresh introduction by Peter Gay.
First published in 1886, Beyond Good and Evil expounds the personal creed of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, by which he is most closely
associated with existentialism and nihilism. The book…
"With [Thus Spoke Zarathustra
] I have given mankind the greatest present that has ever been made to it so far. This book, with a voice bridging centuries, is not…
In Thus Spoke Zarathustra Nietzsche addresses the problem of how to live a fulfilling life in a world without meaning, in the aftermath of ‘the death of God’. Nietzsche’s solution…
Nietzsche's essay, Richard Wagner in Bayreuth, appeared in 1876, and his next publication was his present work, which was issued in 1878. A comparison of the books will show that…
Friedrich W Nietzsche
For some, the question remains: Why Nietzsche?
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was quite simply one of the most original and influential philosophers who ever lived; in addition, his writing style was…
Thoughts out of Season, Part I, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten…
In Beyond Good and Evil Nietzsche attacks past philosophers for their alleged lack of critical sense and their blind acceptance of the Christian premises in their consideration of morality. The…
This is a complete collection of all the novels written by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, The…
Oskar Fried
Experience the powerful and evocative words of Friedrich Nietzsche's Zarathustra in this masterful translation by Oskar Fried. The Drunken Song (Das Trunkne Lied) is a haunting and poetic piece that…
Describes how the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from his solitude in the mountains to tell the world that God is dead and that the Superman, the human embodiment of…
Gives readers a taste of the Classics’ huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts…
Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the most revolutionary thinkers in Western philosophy. Here he sets out his subversive views in a series of aphorisms on subjects ranging from art to…
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Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy describes the origins and essence of Greek tragedy, offering a unique lens through which to understand the complex interplay of art, culture, and psychology.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at…
The essays gathered together in this volume are the work of leading Nietzsche scholars and include reprints of seminal writings from all the major interpretive schools. Also included is a…
Georg Morris Cohen Brandes
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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Lee Spinks (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Lee Spinks prepares readers for their first encounter with Nietzsche’s most influential texts, enabling them to begin to apply his thought in studies of literature, art and contemporary culture.
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Salomo Friedlaender
United Library
Dive into the profound life and groundbreaking ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher, cultural critic, and literary genius, in 'Friedrich Nietzsche: The Biography of a Cultural Critic that Redefined…
