In hiking with nietzsche and in his previous book american philosophy. The first comprehensive interpretation of nietzsches thus spoke zarathustraan important and difficult text and the only book nietzsche ever wrote with characters, events, setting, and a plot. Nietzsches enthusiasm for schopenhauer, his studies in classical philology, his inspiration from wagner, his reading of lange, his interests in health, his professional need to prove himself as a young academic, and his frustration with the contemporary german culture, all coalesced in his first book the birth of tragedy 1872which. A very short introduction very short introductions new ed by tanner, michael isbn. Thus spoke zarathustra is a foundational work of western. He is best known for the works he produced after 1880, especially the gay science 1882, thus spake zarathustra 188385, beyond good and evil 1886, on the genealogy of morals 1887, the antichrist 1888, and twilight of the idols 1888. Basic writings of nietzsche by friedrich nietzsche. The birth of tragedy truth and lies in extramoral sense philosophy in the tragic era of the greeks untimely meditations human, all too human. His life and thought by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche.
The philosophy of friedrich nietzsche 3rd edition by h. Friedrich wilhelm nietzsche nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm. Friedrich nietzsche s most popular book is thus spoke zarathustra. Nietzsche stopped writing entirely after january 6, 1889. The philosophy of friedrich nietzsche 18441900 was almost wholly neglected during his sane life, which ended abruptly in 1889. The importance we attach to any part of his work cannot depend on general principles about which is essentially primary and which necessarily follows. His impact isnt just seen in academic philosophies, though, but also in the way many modern. Aphorisms on love and hate by friedrich nietzsche and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nietzsche s notebooks from the last productive year of life, 1888. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.
Books by nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm sorted by popularity project gutenberg books by nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm sorted by popularity. It is a collection of notes from nietzsche s notebooks that was selected and arranged by nietzsche s sister and peter gast after nietzsche s death. It may at first sound astonishing that, of all people, friedrich nietzsche, this lost son of protestantism, this aesthete beyond redemption and author of numerous. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. When this attempt to summarize and interpret the principal ideas of friedrich wilhelm nietzsche was first published, in the early part of 1908, several of his most important books were yet to be translated into english and the existing commentaries were either fragmentary and confusing or frankly addressed to the specialist in philosophy. Although described by elizabeth forster nietzsche, nietzsche s sister, as nietzsche s magnum opus, this is not one of nietzsche s books. A profound influence on psychoanalysis, antihistoricism, and. 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. Written at the height of the philosophers intellectual powers, friedrich nietzsches on the genealogy of morals has become one of the key texts of recent western philosophy. This is a tough time for any independent book publishing project, but for a radical press like ours it poses an existential threat. Bookstores, distributors, printers, and libraries are all facing closures, which means that our books cannot easily be purchased through traditional channels.
While wholly enamored of the aristocratic, hellenistic past of literary invention, the often bilious german philosopher nonetheless had no illusions about the nature of power, which does as it will and is not held in check by what we take for common values. Nietzsche has been called a pessimist, nothing could be more inaccurate. Beyond good and evil based on version published in complete. Books by friedrich nietzsche author of thus spoke zarathustra. Project gutenberg offers 61,785 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. This book does not claim to be the final word on truthindeed. He wrote several critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and aphorism. Rejecting his fathers faith, nietzsche became a lifelong rebel against christianity. List of books and articles about friedrich nietzsche. Also sprach zarathustra, friedrich nietzsche, fischer taschenbuch. Friedrich nietzsche has 946 books on goodreads with 907279 ratings.
His attempts to unmask the motives that underlie traditional western religion, morality, and philosophy deeply affected generations of intellects. Caputo presents an example, on which he pins everything in my little book of truth, of an imagined dialog between saint augustine of hippo and jackie derrida. Whats the best book of nietzsches to start out with. The complete works of friedrich nietzsche by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche edited by oscar levy translated by william a. All have been said of nietzsche, some with more reason than others. These are notebooks notizheft from the year 1888 up to early january 1889. Laurence lamperts chapterbychapter commentary on nietzsches magnum opus clarifies not only zarathustras narrative structure but also the development of nietzsches thinking as a whole. Thus spoke zarathustra by friedrich nietzsche goodreads. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Introduction by peter gay translated and edited by walter kaufmann commentary by martin heidegger, albert camus, and gilles deleuze one hundred years after his death, friedrich nietzsche remains the most influential philosopher of the modern era.
Nietzsche s unpublished writings called the nachlass. You can find out more about him and other great thinkers in our great thinkers book. Some pretty important books on nietzsche interpretation from the period right after the one youre most familiar with. A book for free spirits opinions and mixed sentences. A primer of the philosophy of nietzsche the art of manliness. German philosopher whose work has exerted an important influence upon a wide range of philosophical, literary, cultural and political movements in the twentieth century.
The literary career of friedrich nietzsche 18441900 spanned less than twenty years, but no area of intellectual inquiry was left untouched by his iconoclastic genius. Home cultural studies key theories of friedrich nietzsche. Nietzsche believed that the central task of philosophy was to teach us to become who we are. Twilight of the idols or how to philosophize with a hammer. The last time i devoted an entire course to nietzsche, the first assignment was ecce homo. Jan 01, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Nietzsche in the light of his suppressed manuscripts. The birth of tragedy and the genealogy of morals doubleday anchor books, a81 by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nietzsche s three steps to a meaningful life lessons. Friedrich nietzsche introduced several ideas into western philosophy that have had a huge influence on the culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. Maudemarie clark nietzsche on truth and philosophy alexander nehemas nietzsche. This was because i wanted to set up the question why read nietzsche. The summaries arent bad, though safranskis philosophical understanding and competence is clearly very limited.
Friedrich nietzsche 18441900 was a literary and social critic, not a systematic philosopher. Hiking with nietzsche john kaag macmillan macmillan publishers. I think it was bertrand russell that said nietzsche s was a philosophy suited for a madhouse, which is more or less were he ended up. Ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Though it doesnt exhaust the books by nietzsche, not even does it cover all the major works actually, i am a bit disappointed about not having the geneology of morals in this set, i think it is still worthwhile. Gary handwerk, stanford university press, 1997, isbn 0804726655. Friedrich wilhelm nietzsche nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm, 18441900 online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article.
Human, all too human ii and unpublished fragments from the period of human all too human spring i878 fall i879. Black rose books alternative press social political. Nietzsches life and works stanford encyclopedia of. Key theories of friedrich nietzsche literary theory and. The joyful wisdom later translated as the gay science, written in 1882, just before zarathustra, is rightly judged to be one of nietzsches best books. Friedrich nietzsche was the son of a lutheran pastor and a devout hausfrau.
You can learn not only philosophy from nietzsche but. In ethics, the chief target nietzsche often thought of his writings as struggles with nihilism, and apart from his critiques of religion, philosophy, and morality he developed original theses that. Ill read more from nietzsche, especially since most of his books can be found for free and i would recommend this book to those curious of his works. A stimulating book about combating despair and complacency with searching reflection. Victor hugo, ferdinand raimund, nikolai gogol, lew nikolajewitsch tolstoi, peter altenberg, friedrich nietzsche, kurt schwitters, peter weiss, heiner muller. Nietzsches philosophy of religion was plainly polemical and tilted toward the academic community. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.
As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. The german notebooks of nietzsche s included in these english translations. Even though nietzsche had a religious upbringing, this book is a criticism of the new ideas of christianity that, according to the philosopher, destroyed the ancient world, the only real. Life as literature bernd magnus nietzsches existential imperative richard schacht nietzsche these books represent what we might call the first real postkaufmann wave of angloamerican. In the midfifties the controversy was revived in the wake of a new threevolume edition of nietzsche s works. A philosophical biography, he returns to the fray, arguing for the same views that had proved unconvincing before.
And yet, despite nietzsches seeming disdain for what he vaguely termed, among other things, an under race of common people, he also loathed antisemitism and nationalism and. The best books on nietzsche recommended by brian leiter. The battle will always rage nietzsche, true to the fire of his herakleitian habit, would have liked that. Mencken gutenberg text and audio nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm, 18441900. Friedrich wilhelm nietzsche 1844 1900 was a german philologist, philosopher, cultural critic, poet and composer. But as a place to begin, it is useful, and the narration of nietzsches life is interesting. The site thus covers the main philosophical traditions, from the presocratic to the contemporary philosophers, while trying to bring a philosophical reading to the cultural field in general, such as cinema, literature, politics or music.
Before we start talking about nietzsche books, how did you first become interested in nietzsche as one of your. In times of deep distress ive often found the brutal, unsparing candor of friedrich nietzsche a strange comfort. We asked a nietzsche expert to explain the appeal of the controversial philosopher and to recommend nietzsche books. 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. Existentialism, postmodernism, and poststructuralism have all been touched by nietzsches work. More information about this seller contact this seller 1. The most famous misreading of nietzsche was a deliberate one, orchestrated by his antisemitic sister elisabeth, friend and admirer of hitler, who corrupted her brothers late work and adapted it to nazi ideology.
The complete works of friedrich nietzsche internet archive. Startseite bucher literatur roman biografie krimi erzahlung feuilleton anthologie sachbuch architektur geschichte, gesellschaft kulturgeschichte. These books represent what we might call the first real postkaufmann wave of angloamerican nietzsche interpretation. Kierkegaard, nietzsche trying, but not quite succeeding. Mencken produced the first book on nietzsche in english in 1907, the philosophy of friedrich nietzsche, and in 1910 a book of translated paragraphs from nietzsche, increasing knowledge of his philosophy in the united states. Top 25 quotes by friedrich nietzsche of 2485 az quotes. Pages in category books by friedrich nietzsche the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. Despite the books angry repetition, it does leave you with pondering thoughts and in all honesty, i think even those that are highly religious could learn something out of this book. Sorted by author with references to works, notes and letters.
Nietzsche is known today as a precursor to existentialism, poststructuralism and postmodernism. Friedrich nietzsche, german classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers. Friedrich wilhelm nietzsche nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm, 18441900 online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm, 18441900. Its essayistic style affords a unique opportunity to observe many of nietzsches persisting concerns coming together in an illuminating constellation. Buy a cheap copy of the portable nietzsche book by friedrich nietzsche. Sometimes people dont want to hear the truth because they dont want their illusions destroyed. Lou salome 18611937 was the author of ibsens heroines, freud, rilke, and other books. Nietzsche was a gifted writer as well as an academic prodigy who developed extraordinary insight into some of the most deeply buried ideas that structure our beliefs. Wikimedia commons has media related to books by friedrich nietzsche. There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe. Nietzsche is an author, a public figure, and all his writings are relevant to his interpretation.
The latter has the virtue of giving capsule summaries of the themes of each of nietzsches books. Beyond good and evil by friedrich nietzsche, thus spoke zarathustra by friedrich nietzsche, on the genealogy of morals by fri. Nietzsches best 8 books an ebook to search the spirit of friedrich nietzsche edited by bill chapko contents editor notes introduction to nietzsches 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. Or, according to postmodern prophet nietzsche, a mere ensemble of fictions and metaphors.
Ludovici, adrian collins, helen zimmern, thomas common and horace barnett samuel. Mencken, see the philosophy of friedrich nietzsche. Nietzsche claimed to be a philosopher of the future, but he was appropriated as a philosopher of nazism. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A book for free spirits opinions and mixed sentences the wanderer and his shadow aurore. The philosopher who announced the death of god in the gay science 1882 and went on to challenge the christian code of morality in beyond good and evil 1886, grappled with the fundamental issues of the human condition. He tried to overturn schopenhauer pessimism and failed. Siegfried mandel was a professor of philosophy at the university of colorado and the author of nietzsche and the jews. Friedrich nietzsche books list of books by author friedrich.
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. Gotzendammerung by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche free ebook. If nietzsche were in high school the new york times. Friedrich nietzsche was born in roecken, near leipzig, in 1844 and died in weimar in 1900. Key theories of friedrich nietzsche by nasrullah mambrol on may 4, 2017 10. Maudemarie clark nietzsche on truth and philosophy. His work inspired a long study by martin heidegger and essays by a host of lesser disciples attached to the third reich. Nietzsche, father of existentialism, intellectual father of the 20th century.
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