Danto, however, presented a radically different picture, arguing that nietzsche offered a systematic and coherent philosophy that anticipated many of the questions that define contemporary philosophy. First of all, it takes as its point of departure the assumption that nietzsche, indeed, had a political teaching. 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. Philosophy and truth offers the first english translation of six unpublished theoretical studies sometimes referred to as nietzsches philosophers book written just after the publication of the birth of tragedy and simultaneously with untimely meditations. Emrys westacott is a professor of philosophy at alfred university. The death of god that is proclaimed in his writings is both a catastrophe and an opportunity, both debilitating and liberating, in. I hardly ever read books about nietzsches philosophy. The second of these is the essay often referred to as the use and abuse of history for life. Nietzsches radical confrontation with the problem of socrates, the exemplar of the traditional spirit of philosophy, culminates in a critical revision of the platonic. The will to power is a central concept in the philosophy of 19thcentury german philosopher friedrich nietzsche. The bottom photo on the ebook cover shows nietzsche joking with his.
Educational and spiritual guide for all seekers regardless of age, profession or social status. An influence on psychoanalysis, antihistoricism, and poststructuralism and an abiding challenge to ethical theory, the philosophers book addressed many of the major philosophical problems and possibilities of modernity. Friedrich nietzsche simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. Although this material is interesting, jaspers never successfully establishes linkages between nietzsches life and his philosophy. Some pretty important books on nietzsche interpretation from the period right after the one youre most familiar with. Slave and master morality by friedrich nietzsche the reading selection from beyond good and evil origin of aristocracy 257. In beyond good and evil nietzsche calls on new philosophers to carry on the process of reinterpretation and revaluation that will constitute the philosophy of the future. Purdue university press series in the history of philosophy includes bibliographical references and index. You can find out more about him and other great thinkers in our great thinkers book.
Thinking freedom modern european philosophy by will dudley 20020916 hardcover 1726 by will dudley author beyond hegel and nietzsche. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. The importance we attach to any part of his work cannot depend on general principles about which is essentially primary and which necessarily follows. Its primary concern though is with the books nietzsche was reading. Friedrich nietzsche, german classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers. Conway nietzsches conception of irony ernst behler the transfigurations of intoxication. The first is that adolf hitler presented mussolini with a bound set of the complete works of nietzsche on the brenner pass and the second is that nietzsche said that god is dead.
Can anyone sum up the philosophy of friedrich nietzsche in. There are absolutely loads of biographies of nietzsche. A primer of the philosophy of nietzsche the art of manliness. Leiter nietzsche and the morality critics 251 reflected in the work of many philosophers. Nietzsches on the genealogy of morals has become a prominent text of recent western philosophy. Beyond good and evil by friedrich nietzsche, thus spoke zarathustra by friedrich nietzsche, on the genealogy of morals by fri. Friedrich nietzsche developed his philosophy during the late 19th century. 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. I on nietzsches early political thinking i the state or the individual the present inquiry builds on its predecessor in a few respects. Nietzsche is an author, a public figure, and all his writings are relevant to his interpretation. Between 1873 and 1876 nietzsche published four untimely meditations. God is dead the philosophy of friedrich nietzsche carol langford frequently only two things are associated with nietzsche. The humility of the saint is not a confession of weakness.
Its essayistic style affords a unique opportunity to observe many of nietzsches persisting concerns coming together in an illuminating constellation. Friedrich nietzsche stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Friedrich nietzsche no one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant. Below, find links to almost all of the philosophers major works, in kindle, pdf, html, epub, and other. 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. He wrote several books that he hoped would change the world. Nietzsches second booklength project, the untimely meditations, contains four. Friedrich nietzsch the philosophy of life chapter 14. Nietzsche can get scary here, for he says byebye to christian slave morality and its weaktea child, secular humanism.
The philosophy of the dogmatists, it is to be hoped, was only a promise. Twilight of the idols or how to philosophize with a hammer. They were written at all the places he visited on his endless travels in. Friedrich nietzsche mystical explanations are thought to be deep. Nietzsche explored the idea of the will to power throughout his career, categorizing it at various points as a. The best nietzsche books five books expert recommendations. His attempts to unmask the motives that underlie traditional western religion, morality, and philosophy deeply affected generations of intellects. This reconsideration will be pursued in what nietzsche describes as a postmoral manner. Nietzsche, friedrich internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Friedrich nietzsche morality is the herdinstinct in the individual. All that you are not supposed to know in a nutshell. Because much of nietzsches philosophical work has to do with the creation of.
A graphic novel introduction to nietzsche and his philosophy. Life as literature bernd magnus nietzsches existential imperative richard schacht nietzsche these books represent what we might call the first real postkaufmann wave of. Twilight of the idols or how to philosophize with a hammer by friedrich nietzsche 18441900. Its a bit disjointed, so if you dont have any knowledge about nietzsches philosophy, youll likely be lost while reading it. The great philosophers nietzsche download book pdf full. For alasdair macintyre, for example, nietzsche is the first to diagnose the failure of the project of postenlightenment moral theoryeven though, according to mac intyre, nietzsche wrongly thinks that such theory is the last hope for. This assumption would seem to be contradicted, in the first instance, by nietzsches. Friedrich nietzsche 18441900 was a german philosopher and cultural critic who published intensively in the 1870s and 1880s. The main objective of cambridge texts in the history of philosophy is to expand the range, variety, and. He is famous for uncompromising criticisms of traditional european morality and religion, as well as of conventional philosophical ideas and social and political pieties associated with modernity. But the rest of the text books 210 is much more of a monologue in which socrates serves as little more than a mouthpiece for platos own political views.
Philosophy, culture, and agency studies in contemporary german social thought paperback february 7, 2002 by elliot l. Nussbaum nietzschean selftransformation and the transformation of the dionysian adrian del caro. The project gutenberg ebook of the philosophy of friedrich. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including thinking through philosophy. Whilst nietzsche s most famous insights are sociological, and can be understood without having a deep metaphysical insight into nietzsche s philosophy, i think it would be helpful to take a look at what technical vantage point nietzsche is writing. Book one is written as a traditional dialogue in which socrates is represented in a fairly historical way, critically reacting to the views of others in the dialogue. 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. Friedrich nietzsche it is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book. Nietzsche believed that the central task of philosophy was to teach us to become who we are.
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. Masterslave morality nihilism ubermensch will to power eternal recurrence influences arthur schopenhars the world as will and representation taught philosophy at university of basel and worked as independent philosopher as well. Every elevation of the type man, has hitherto been the work of an aristocratic society and so it will always bea society believing in a long scale of gradations of rank and differences of worth among human. Nietzsches radical confrontation with the problem of socrates, the exemplar of the traditional spirit of philosophy, culminates in a critical revision of the platonic image, a revision that. It is best understood as an irrational force, found in all individuals, that can be channeled toward different ends. I think the virtue of this book is that it has a detailed and readable narrative of the life, but it combines it with an introduction to the philosophical works, which is written at a very appropriate level for the. Whilst nietzsches most famous insights are sociological, and can be understood without having a deep metaphysical insight into nietzsches philosophy, i think it would be helpful to take a look at what technical vantage point nietzsche is writing. Maudemarie clark nietzsche on truth and philosophy alexander nehemas nietzsche. Includes bibliographical references and index nietzsche and art salim kemal, ivan gaskell, and daniel w.