Nietzsche alexander nehamas harvard university press. He urges his reader to abandon their attachment to divinity. Oct 12, 2016 nietzsches thus spoke zarathustra, book one october 12, 2016 elizabeth. Whats the best book of nietzsches to start out with. 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. Books 5 essential texts by friedrich nietzsche you. And she has very interesting expository chapters on each of these. In 1872, nietzsche published his first book, the birth of tragedy.
His attempts to unmask the motives that underlie traditional western religion, morality, and philosophy deeply affected generations of intellects. The best nietzsche books five books expert recommendations. The best nietzsche books as selected by expert philosopher brian leiter. Beyond good and evil by friedrich nietzsche, thus spoke zarathustra by friedrich nietzsche, on the genealogy of morals by fri.
Nietzsche s best 8 books gay science, ecce homo, zarathustra, dawn, twilight of the idols, antichrist, beyond good and evil, genealogy of morals kindle edition by nietzsche, friedrich, bill chapko, bill chapko. Apollo was the sun god who brought light and rational clarity to the world. He discusses the way buddhism survived as a religion, and he states gods death and points observes the fact that god will still be followed for millenniums yet. Together, nietzsche argues, these two ethoses birthed one of the worlds most famous art forms the athenian tragedy. Full of provocative ideas, nietzsche was a master of. The gay science is not only my favorite book from nietzsche, its also in my opinion the clearest one, and its really the. Friedrich nietzsche has 940 books on goodreads with 903432 ratings. His incomparable, fierce literary style and tenacious will to question all orthodox beliefs and institutions have captivated and perplexed readers for over a century. But thanks to a growing interest in nietzsche, the riot of popular misconception around him has. This word to nietzsche is the desire for pleasure, especially from sexual pleasure.
He shall overcome nietzsche, philosophy and madness books. Its a very good resource for scholars but not a delightful book for beginners. The incendiary tone throughout separates this book from most other wellregarded philosophical texts. Oct 10, 2014 both an introduction to nietzsches moral philosophy, and a sustained commentary on his most famous work, on the genealogy of morality, this book has become the most widely used and debated secondary source on these topics over the past dozen years. The will to power, eternal recurrence, the ascetic ideal, and so on. German philosopher and critic of culture, who influenced a number of the major writers and philosophers of the 20th century germany and france. Friedrich nietzsche poems by the famous poet all poetry. Nietzsche was the youngest ever to hold the chair of classical philology at the university of basel. One of nietzsche s most famous ideas is that of eternal recurrence, which appears in the penultimate section of his book the gay science. The last time i devoted an entire course to nietzsche, the first assignment was ecce homo. Full of provocative ideas, nietzsche was a master of aphoristic form and use of contradictions.
Just to be clear, there is no single best book on nietzsche. These days nietzsche is even viewed as a postmodernist visionary. The gay science concludes with one of the most famous vignettes from nietzsches early. The birth of tragedy from the spirit of music, marked his emancipation from the trappings of classical scholarship. Influential german philosopher friedrich nietzsche 18441900 is known for his writings on good and evil, the end of religion in modern society and the concept of a superman. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. Her account of the will to power makes a very good contrast to richardsons in my next book choice. Nietzsche put his most famous words into the mouth of a madman in the gay science, a book published in his late 30s.
The gay science is not only my favorite book from nietzsche, its also in my opinion the clearest one, and its really the height of nietzsche along probably with beyong good and evil and on the genealogy of morality, although they are maybe a bit too technical. The ten best books on or by nietzsche the daily idea. The books written before the dawn 1880 are not as mature as those written later. Theres a famous quote in beyond good and evil where nietzsche says that despite philosophers. Top 25 quotes by friedrich nietzsche of 2485 az quotes. Arguably the most systematic and coherent of nietzsche s works. The antichrist 1888 christianity remains to this day the. The case of wagner 1888 and nietzsche contro wagner 1888 are too narrow in scope. Nietzsche resigned in 1879 due to health problems that plagued him most of his life. Prominent elements of his philosophy include his radical critique of truth in. Friedrich nietzsche 18441900 was a german philosopher and cultural critic who published intensively in the 1870s and 1880s. Start by marking nietzsches best 8 books gay science, ecce homo, zarathustra, dawn, twilight of the idols, antichrist, beyond good and evil, genealogy of.
Beyond good and evil, 1886 a critique of the faith in opposite values, the tendency to divide the world with simple, dualistic interpretations. A decade later his work began to find readers, but by then he had himself. Friedrich nietzsche s saying yes to life attitude, getting notoriously acidic with other philosophers, and a fondness for ironies and metaphors is visible in his work. Both an introduction to nietzsches moral philosophy, and a sustained commentary on his most famous work, on the genealogy of morality, this book has become the most widely used and debated secondary source on these topics over the past dozen years. Nietzsche stood at the beginning of his most productive period. It was a slanted look at ancient greek culture, and even nietzsche had some second thoughts about it when he republished it.
Friedrich nietzsche, born near leipzig, germany, was one of the 19th centurys most influential philosophers, and his work continues to influence modern existential and postmodern philosophy. Friedrich nietzsche stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Friedrich nietzsche, german classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers. Nietzsches father was a lutheran minister who died in 1849 from a brain disorder. Jung cites this as his first introduction to nietzsche in his autobiography memories, dreams, reflections 1989, page 102, and claims to have been carried away by its enthusiasm. His most famous viewsthe will to power, the eternal recurrence, the ubermensch, the master moralityoften seem incomprehensible or, worse, repugnant. And even though it has remained one of his most popular books, it is. This was because i wanted to set up the question why read nietzsche. Prominent elements of his philosophy include his radical critique of truth in favor. Friedrich wilhelm nietzsche was a german philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, and. Nietzsche used the phrase to express his idea that the enlightenment had eliminated the possibility of the existence of god. The famous book, the will to power 1901 is a collection of tentative. In 1882, nietzsche published the first part of the gay science.
If you have not read yalom, i would encourage you to buy this book but do so along with a purchase of one of his nonfiction works. Eros is the pope right that it is a widelyheld perception that the church, with all their commandments and prohibitions, turn to bitterness the most precious thing in life. Nietzsches life and works stanford encyclopedia of. Hes not the most literal translator but he is the most evocative. Beginning with human, all too human in 1878, nietzsche published one book or major section of a book each year until 1888, his last year of writing.
Friedrich nietzsche biography list of works, study guides. However, i was suggested by a friend to read his essay truth and lies in the extramoral sense first and i definitely think it helped with understanding bgae. Nietzsches best 8 books by friedrich nietzsche goodreads. I get that most mathematicians modern day are not also philosophers. Nietzsches best 8 books gay science, ecce homo, zarathustra. He was widely known for his ideas and concepts like death of god, perspectivism, the ubermensch, eternal recurrence, and the will to power. He accomplishes the same in this book, while takingon the daunting task of centering his fictionalized account around some of the most famous names in the history of philosophy and psychology. Nietzsches famous adage that there are no facts, only interpretations is among his more debatable propositions, but it applies perfectly well to his own infuriating, invigorating body of. Lets take a glimpse of his life through his famous quotes. Friedrich nietzsche biography famous people famous people. Even the most unfamiliar with philosophy have it in their library, or have. One of the most famous philosophical book of the last 150 years was published in 1892. The greatest books of all time written by the author friedrich nietzsche. Nietzsches thus spoke zarathustra, book one common errors.
Friedrich nietzsches most popular book is thus spoke zarathustra. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind. For nietzsche, those who view things through an apollonian lens see the world as orderly, rational, and bounded by definite borders. I think beyond good and evil is the most obvious and common answer. Friedrich nietzsche is one of the most misinterpreted philosophers the world has ever seen. His first was the birth of tragedy published in 1872. Zarathustra is really difficult to understand because of its very poetic style. The nietzsche love of fate series contains the full texts of nietzsches eight best and most mature works.
A primer of the philosophy of nietzsche the art of manliness. There are no facts, only interpretations, was one of his famous declarations, along with god is dead. In the second part of the book clark does take up many of the famous themes from nietzsche. The best book for you will depend on your preferred learning style and the amount of time that you want to spend reading about him. One notable exception is found in the work of friedrich nietzsche 18441900, a 19thcentury german thinker who was known for his unconventional approach to philosophy. An 800page scholarly overview is unlikely to be best for someone looking for a short beginnerfriendly introduction.
Friedrich nietzsche books list of books by author friedrich. May 07, 2018 german philosopher, classical scholar, poet and philologist friedrich nietzsche is one of the most influential modern thinkers, best known for his writings on religion, good and evil, and the concepts of the superman and will to power. The standard german biography of nietzsche, by this guy curt paul janz, is a threevolume tome that is exhaustive but its also exhausting. 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. Friedrich nietzsche was a famous 19th century german philosopher and philologist, known for his critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and science. More than eighty years after his death, nietzsches writings and his career remain disquieting, disturbing, obscure. Nietzsches famous attack upon established christianity and religion is brought to the reader in this inexpensive and compact edition of the antichrist, introduced and translated by h. Nietzsches most popular book, thus spake zarathustra 18831885, went ignored at the time of its appearance. This book established nietzsches legacy as unique, not only philosophically, but also stylistically.
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