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" Nietzsche is one of the few philosophers since Plato whom large numbers of intelligent people read for pleasure."
--Walter Kaufmann
--Walter Kaufmann
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One hundred years after his death, Friedrich Nietzsche remains the most influential philosopher of the modern era. Basic Writings of Nietzsche gathers the complete texts of five of Nietzsche's most important works, from his first book to his last: The Birth of Tragedy; Beyond Good and Evil; On the Genealogy of Morals; The Case of Wagner; and Ecce Homo. Edited and translated by the great Nietzsche scholar Walter Kaufmann, this volume provides a definitive guide to the full range of Nietzsche's thought. Included also are seventy-five aphorisms, selections from Nietzsche's correspondence, and variants from drafts for Ecce Homo.
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
With this and "Thus spake..." you are set for Nietzsche. And what a journey it is! An oft-misunderstood and misrepresented philosopher, who it is both exciting and unnerving to read.
29 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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Nietzsche's writings have long been marred by the dark fog of ignorance and prejudice promoted by reactionary obscurantists. It's refreshing to approach the ideas of the philosopher oneself and to experience the visceral jolt that comes with the realization that not only is Herr Doktor Professor brilliantly incisive but that, more-over, he is screamingly funny. A razor-sharp wit! Mr. Kaufmann's translation is marvelous, too, for all the care it gives to the inimitable punster's saws and witty jibes (lost, or just plain over-looked, in so many other [lesser] translations). Conclusion: A thoroughly worthwhile endeavor that will stay with one long past one has put down the book.
16 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This book contains three unmissable works: Beyond Good and Evil, On the Geneology o Morals, and Ecce Homo. All are brilliant.
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Ecce thump
I have very little to say about this book because I have only read the online section. What a perfect joke it is, though, that the book contains a "reading group guide"! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Reader
Great book, bad DRM limitation
This is a great selection of Nietzsche works.
However, I find the Kindle edition to be marred by an abysmal DRM limitation - the clipping limit is set at zero. Read more
However, I find the Kindle edition to be marred by an abysmal DRM limitation - the clipping limit is set at zero. Read more
Published 18 months ago by A. A.
A fascinating human being of exceptional complexity and integrity (P....
Nietzsche was the greatest polemist ever. He played the role of Saint-Michael, the dragon slayer, in his Homeric battle with the existing dragons (the Christian moralists). Read more
Published on 22 May 2010 by Luc REYNAERT
the greatest
there're few books in the history of mankind that are more important than this collection of nietzsche's main writings. just read it in kaufmann's remarkable translation.
Published on 1 Nov 1997
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