Name: Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Translated by Thomas Common with Introductions by Willard Huntington Wright and Elizabeth Forster-Nietzsche and Notes by Antho
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Author: Nietzsche, Friedrich ; Common, Thomas ; Wright, Willard Huntington
ISBN: 9781420954067

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Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Translated by Thomas Common with Introductions by Willard Huntington Wright and Elizabeth Forster-Nietzsche and Notes by Antho

Type

Physical Book

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Willard Huntington Wright

Translated by

Thomas Common

Publisher

Digireads.com

Language

English

Pages

286

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 1.6 cm

Weight

0.37 kg.

ISBN13

9781420954067

Synopsis "Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Translated by Thomas Common with Introductions by Willard Huntington Wright and Elizabeth Forster-Nietzsche and Notes by Antho"

German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche was one the most controversial figures of the 19th-century. His evocative writings on religion, morality, culture, philosophy, and science were often polemic attacks against the established views of his time. First published between 1883 and 1891, "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" is a philosophical novel which details the fictional travels and teachings of Zarathustra, known also as Zoroaster, the Persian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism. Nietzsche's portrayal of Zarathustra is not strictly historical but rather an unconventional one which turns traditional morality on its head. Utilizing a unique and experimental style, the work presents in narrative form the beginnings of Nietzsche's moral philosophy that he would address more explicitly in "Beyond Good and Evil" and "On the Genealogy of Morals." The work also addresses many of Nietzsche's other philosophical concepts including that of the Übermensch, or a self-mastered being who has achieved his ultimate potential; the eternal recurrence, the idea that the universe has some self-repeating quality; and the will to power, or the concept that ambition is the primary driving force in humans. As thought-provoking as ever, "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" remains as one of the most unique philosophical works ever written. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, is translated by Thomas Common, includes introductions by Willard Huntington Wright and Elizabeth Forster-Nietzsche, and notes by Anthony M. Ludovici.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844-Weimar, August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, poet, musician, and philologist, whose work has had a profound influence on contemporary global thought and Western culture.
Nietzsche wrote on topics as diverse as art, philology, music, history, religion, science, and tragedy. He critiqued culture, religion, and Western philosophy through the genealogy of the concepts that integrate them, based on the analysis of moral attitudes (positive and negative) towards life.
It is particularly notable the influence exerted on Nietzsche by the also German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, whom he considered his teacher, although he did not follow Schopenhauer's ideas dogmatically, and in many aspects, he diverged from his thought, even making a radical critique of his philosophical ideas.

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