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Friedrich Nietzsche
(from the back cover):
In der Westlichen Welt erregt heute kaum ein Philosoph des 19. Jahrhunderts ein grösseres Interesse als Friedrich Nietzsche: der Philosoph des Übermenschen und des Willens zur Macht, der nihilistische Kritiker des Christentums, der Verkunder eines starken Individuums. Er dürfte aktuell der meistgelesenste deutsche Philosoph sein. Gut strukturiert und packend geschrieben führt dieses Buch souverän in Nietzsche’s Werke ein.
In der Westlichen Welt erregt heute kaum ein Philosoph des 19. Jahrhunderts ein grösseres Interesse als Friedrich Nietzsche: der Philosoph des Übermenschen und des Willens zur Macht, der nihilistische Kritiker des Christentums, der Verkunder eines starken Individuums. Er dürfte aktuell der meistgelesenste deutsche Philosoph sein. Gut strukturiert und packend geschrieben führt dieses Buch souverän in Nietzsche’s Werke ein.
112 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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September 23, 2013
First of all, because some people have asked: No, this is not a book by Nietzsche in German. It is a book about Nietzsche in German, which is to say I’m getting closer…
It is a profile of Nietzsche as a philosopher, with a pretty good sense of historical context for the new reader. In other words, although it is a brief and not in-depth introduction, it does not gloss over the changes and developments in Nietzsche’s thinking over time. At the end of the discussion of Nietzsche’s philosophy, there are two sections which help with this, a very short biography, and a break down of Nietzsche’s most important theses in roughly chronological order. These would no doubt increase the value of the book as a study guide for undergraduate philosophy students. The chapters include more detailed discussions of the major of these: including the death of God, the Will to Power, and the concept of the Übermensch.
As I’ve said, it’s not a deeply detailed discussion, but I think it makes a better-than-adequate introduction to Nietzsche and also is good for moderate-level German readers who want to sink their teeth into something meaty, but not complex on the level of normal German Wissenschaftliche writings.
It is a profile of Nietzsche as a philosopher, with a pretty good sense of historical context for the new reader. In other words, although it is a brief and not in-depth introduction, it does not gloss over the changes and developments in Nietzsche’s thinking over time. At the end of the discussion of Nietzsche’s philosophy, there are two sections which help with this, a very short biography, and a break down of Nietzsche’s most important theses in roughly chronological order. These would no doubt increase the value of the book as a study guide for undergraduate philosophy students. The chapters include more detailed discussions of the major of these: including the death of God, the Will to Power, and the concept of the Übermensch.
As I’ve said, it’s not a deeply detailed discussion, but I think it makes a better-than-adequate introduction to Nietzsche and also is good for moderate-level German readers who want to sink their teeth into something meaty, but not complex on the level of normal German Wissenschaftliche writings.
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