Nietzsche for Beginners

For Beginners

by Marc Sautet, Patrick Boussignac (Illustrations)

Not only does Nietzsche For Beginners delve into the scandalous life and considerable works of Friedrich Nietzsche, it also give a clear picture of the puzzling time in which he lived. We meet the luminaries of the day - Richard Wagner, Bismarck, Freud, and Darwin - and see their influences on his work. We also receive introductions to some of the great minds that preceded and shaped his writing. Luther, Schopenhauer, Hegel, and Kant. Sautet clarifies the individual philosophers and their contributions, making the book an important introduction to philosophy. Nietzche's famous ménage à trois, his theories of Superman, of the Antichrist of nihilism, and Zarathustra, and his posthumous and misinformed use by the Nazis make for a fascinating read.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Biography, Graphic Novels, History

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Yakup Öner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gerçekten çok keyif alarak okudum. Nietzsche'nin biyografisi ve felsefesi hakkında bilgi sahibi olmama rağmen merak edip aldım bu kitabı, hayatı ve felsefesi çizgi roman tarzında, karikatürler ile süslenmiş komik, ironik şekilde anlatılmış, hızlı okunan bir eser. Düşünün kitap geldi, koltuğa oturdum, koltuktan kalktığımda kitap bitmişti. Nietzsche takipçilerine tavsiyemdir.

[Dana Robinson · Rating 2 out of 5]

A disorganized, shallow mess. Trying to learn about Nietzsche's ideas from this book is like trying to learn chemistry by standing in a room full of people shouting random chemistry facts at you.

[Chris · Rating 1 out of 5]

I knew nothing about the life and teachings of Fredrich Nietzsche when I picked up this book and I know practically nothing putting the book down again.

I had hoped it would teach me the basics in a clear, concise manner. What I got was a poorly put together, gimicy idea in which Nietzsche's life was portrayed in a black and white comic book fashion. This wouldn't have been so bad if the book didn't already presume an impressive knowledge of 19th century philoshopical figures and events in history.

A book for beginners should be exactly that but I felt alienated and confused by this book. No good at all.

Back to the drawing board

[Matt Hart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty cool n that, got pictures too so kept me thoroughly entertained x

[Trevor Seigler · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think it's fair to say that I found this book interesting, even if I felt like there was so much of it that I did not understand. Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of all time, and I generally like the "For Beginners" book series. But I'm not sure that much of what was written here made much sense to me. Maybe I'm the dumb-dumb who doesn't "get it," but yeah. This is going in the donation pile, may it find a home with someone else who can comprehend it.

[Hani Rosidaini · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kalau berekspektasi buku ini akan lumayan menjelaskan konsep-konsep Nietzsche, pasti kecewa berat. Bukunya chaotic, isinya gak terstruktur, kayak lagi ngobrol sama orang yang topiknya loncat-loncat, dan kita harus usaha keras nemu poinnya. Lebih payah lagi kalau baca versi terjemahan, kerasa aneh kalimatnya. Cuma ketolong banyak ilustrasi dan timeline-nya ya mengikuti masa hidup sang filsuf. Tanpa itu, ini buku bahkan gak layak terbit.

Salah satu info menariknya hanya: Adolf Hitler adalah seorang Nietzscheian.

[Allan Claydon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Graphic novel exploring the life and works of nietzsche

Claims to be a beginners guide but only in sofar as it over simplifies and doesn't explain ideas.. To gain much from it it is best to have previously read nietzsche

That said what it does a great job it contextualises nietzsche's work alongside historical and personal events

[Jack Weggeland · Rating 3 out of 5]

not sure I'm on board with all of Nietzsche's ideas tbh

[Redwan Orittro · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting graphic novel. I was familiar with the views of Nietzsche and this book gives a short history of philology and nihilism originating in Germany. Although non fiction, this was refreshing because I am a sucker for historical events.

[Gauri Saxena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely fun to read, and great graphics!

[Ije the Devourer of Books · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have read other books in this series which have been really good introductions for beginners. I felt this one was rather unclear and messy. I think it must be challenging to present philosophy in graphic novel format but that shouldnt be an excuse.

Certainly not the best in this series.

[Brent]

I love Beginners books.

[Denise Schlachtaub · Rating 2 out of 5]

It gives some good basic information, but there are plenty of other (and better) ways to introduce yourself to Nietzsche.

[Muhammad Muhsin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cukup banyak membantu dalam memahami filsafat Nietzsche.

Perjalanan karya2 Nietzsche (mulai dari "Birth of Tragedy" sampai "The Will to Power") juga sebenarnya diceritakan dengan sangat baik untuk pemula, namun transisi antar karya tersebut terasa kurang kuat bagi saya. Sinambung, tapi ada yang dipaksakan.

Oya, bagi yang mencari panduan membaca "Sabda Zarathustra" sayang sekali buku ini juga tidak menyertakan tips membaca aforisme-aforisme yang menjadi gaya Nietzsche. Ilustrasi juga kurang nendang dibanding dengan seri yang diilustrasikan oleh Borin van Loon.. ya meski sudah cukup Wagneri-an sih (dramawan favorit Nietzsche)..

Anyway, jika review ini rumit, lihat bintangnya saja! 😀

[Conan The Librarian · Rating 1 out of 5]

El libro no es bueno más que para decir una que otra cosa de Nietzsche y despertar algo de interés pero poco más, y aún eso lo hace medianamente ya que llegar a desanimar.

Esto lo digo por que he leído otros trabajos y he visto también vídeos donde hablan de este personaje y son más educativos.

Aquí mismo en las reseñas de otros usuarios de Goodreads hay una que engloba perfectamente lo que es éste libro, cito:

"Tratar de aprender de Nietzsche con este libro es como querer aprender química entrando a un laboratorio y que un montón de científicos te lanzen hechos random a la cara"

[Eleni Makridou · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Αλίμονο! Ο Κάντ παρέμεινε κατά βάθος, αισιόδοξος. Εξακολουθούσε να παραδέχεται την αντικειμενική ΥΠΑΡΞΗ των πραγμάτων, του ΕΙΝΑΙ. Κι αφού δεν μπορούσε να πει τίποτα γι αυτά, άφησε να μιλήσει ο Χέγκελ. Έμενε μόλις δύο δάχτυλα μακριά από την αλήθεια. Η αλήθεια είναι ότι όλα όσα ζουν υποφέρουν. Να ποια είναι η ΟΥΣΙΑ της ύπαρξης! Γιατί υποφέρουν; Γιατί υπάρχει ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ: ζωή σημαίνει επιθυμία, επιθυμία σημαίνει βάσανα, άρα ζωή ίσον βάσανα. Αν υπάρχει μία ΚΑΤΑΡΑ που βαραίνει τους ανθρώπους, είν' αυτή ακριβώς!!! ΔΕΝ ΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ ΛΥΤΡΩΣΗ;"

[Epos Opus · Rating 3 out of 5]

A graphic novel of Friedrich Nietzsche’s live.

Not a book that delves deep into Nietzsche’s ideas and thoughts behind them.

The book presents a chronological history of Nietzsche's life, detailing his birth, the years he wrote his books, and other significant activities along with the corresponding years.

A very quick read for somebody interested of what Nietzsche did. (Not really a book that showcases whom he was)

[Christmas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Secara visual dan tata letak, buku ini agak kurang nyaman untuk dibaca. Terasa berantakan dan agak membingungkan.
Secara isi, ada kerumitan dalam penceritaan yang mungkin karena pengaruh visual dan tata letaknya. Jika ini buku untuk pemula, saya rasa kurang tepat. Penceritaan yang rumit kurang tepat untuk pemula yang benar-benar baru mulai memahami Nietzsche.

[Andrew Corsini · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is maybe a personal preference, but the reason I liked this book was because it focussed more on Nietzsche as a person than on his writing. Or rather, it used Nietzsche as a person to understand his writing. This use of the personal was a convenient gateway that allowed me to understand both better.

[Roshan Chapagain · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is certainly not for beginners. You have to be familiar with certain ideas and certain people to fully enjoy this book.

I felt the approach of the book was ironic, instead of making the book easier and fun to read the illustrations made the book more complex.

[Hector Coles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and does a good job of summarising his ideas. It could have gone into more depth on some of it as the writing is very sparse, but the historical context Sautet places Nietzsche in, and the comparison with ancient Greece (at least as far as FN was concerned) is interesting to know.

[Justin · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was mostly about his life and not his work. that said , the fact that he pretty much seemed to love authoritarianism and was against freeing the common man from slavery make it hard to think that I would find his philosophy appealing.

[Marty Kausas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comic book that runs through his life story and evolution of ideas. Quick and interesting read.

[Shea · Rating 3 out of 5]

yeah this was sorta silly

[Atalie Mendez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oof. Not for beginners. It's interesting, but unless you have a very good grasp on a variety of different subjects you may get very little from it.

[Saurabh Shinde · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely not for beginners!!

[Tina Ambury · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nutter

[Theodoros · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely a fun read. The book had its moments and makes you want to read Nietzsche' s actual work.

[Alexander Stamelos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Περισσότερο μπερδεύει παρά ξεδιαλύνει την ζωή και τις θέσεις του. Βαρετό και δυσανάγνωστο. Τα σκίτσα δεν βοηθάνε.

[Víctor Iván López Espíritu Santo · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Nietzsche para principiantes” de Marc Saute y Patrick Boussignac, publicado por Errepar en 1997, es un libro perteneciente a la colección “para principiantes” en la que se demuestra que Nietzsche aseveraba que el futuro estaba en los grandes hombres. El Superhombre era a su juicio la finalidad de la vida, y hasta le dio carácter de mito. Este libro no sólo recorre los osados trabajos de Friedrich Nietzsche. Traza también una imagen clara del complejo tiempo en que vivió, esos años en que las luminarias se llamaban Wagner, Bismarck, Freud, Darwin, Lutero, Schopenhauer, Hegel, Kant. El autor, Marc Sautet, presenta las controvertidas teorías del filósofo sobre el Superhombre, el Anticristo, Zaratustra y el nihilismo en el contexto de su escandalosa vida privada. Una obra para conocer al gran filósofo alemán y dar al lector una idea básica, de sus contribuciones filosóficas, pensamiento y nihilismo como forma de vida. #Nietzscheparaprincipiantes #MarcSaute #Folosofía #FilosofíaAlemana #FriedrichNietzsche #Victorthereader