Twilight of the Idols, Or, How to Philosophize With the Hammer
This book presents a vivid, compressed overview of many of Nietzsche's mature ideas, including his attack on Plato's Socrates and on the Platonic legacy in Western philosophy and culture. Polt provides a trustworthy rendering of Nietzsche's text in contemporary American English, complete with...
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This book presents a vivid, compressed overview of many of Nietzsche's mature ideas, including his attack on Plato's Socrates and on the Platonic legacy in Western philosophy and culture. Polt provides a trustworthy rendering of Nietzsche's text in contemporary American English, complete with notes prepared by the translator and Tracy Strong. An authoritative Introduction by Strong makes this an outstanding edition. Select bibliography and index included.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780872203549 (0872203549)
Publish date: June 1st 1997
Publisher: Hackett Pub Co
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Academic,
Reference,
Literature,
European Literature,
Read For School,
Religion,
Philosophy,
19th Century,
Psychology,
German Literature,
Theory
I will try to reduce the amount of personal interjection in this review, but I don't know how well I can do that, as my discovery of Nietzsche in college affected me in a way that few things had before. The utter rejection of religion and the celebration of freedom is something that will divide read...
11 years ago
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