Download or read book Twilight of the Idols written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twilight of the Idols 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.
Download or read book Twilight of the Idols written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twilight of the Idols Friedrich Nietzsche Text prepared from the original German and the translations by Walter Kaufmann and R.J. Hollingdale Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer (German: Götzen-Dämmerung, oder, Wie man mit dem Hammer philosophirt) is a book by Friedrich Nietzsche, written in 1888, and published in 1889. Twilight of the Idols was written in just over a week, between 26 August and 3 September 1888, while Nietzsche was on holiday in Sils-Maria. As Nietzsche's fame and popularity was spreading both inside and outside Germany, he felt that he needed a text that would serve as a short introduction to his work. Originally titled A Psychologist's Idleness, it was renamed Twilight of the Idols or How to Philosophize with a Hammer. The latter title, Götzen-Dämmerung in German, is a pun on the title of Richard Wagner's opera, Götterdämmerung, or 'Twilight of the Gods'. Götze is a German word for "idol" or "false god". Walter Kaufmann has suggested that in his use of the word Nietzsche might be indebted to Francis Bacon. Nietzsche criticizes German culture of the day as unsophisticated and nihilistic, and shoots some disapproving arrows at key French, British, and Italian cultural figures who represent similar tendencies. In contrast to all these alleged representatives of cultural "decadence", Nietzsche applauds Caesar, Napoleon, Goethe, Thucydides and the Sophists as healthier and stronger types. The book states the transvaluation of all values as Nietzsche's final and most important project, and gives a view of antiquity wherein the Romans for once take precedence over the ancient Greeks.
Download or read book How to Philosophize with a Hammer and Sickle written by Jonas Ceika and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the Cuck Philosophy YouTube channel comes this timely and explosive re-evaluation of Marx and Nietzsche for the 21st-century left. Modernity has been defined by humanity's capacity for self-destruction. Over the last century, the means which threaten not only life's joy but its very existence have only multiplied. At the same time, as a new wave of nationalism and right-wing politics spreads across the world, fewer and fewer people are being convinced that socialism could improve their everyday lives, let alone save us from our own destruction. In this timely and explosive book, philosopher and YouTuber Jonas Čeika (aka Cuck Philosophy) re-invigorates socialism for the twenty-first century. Leaving behind its past associations with bureaucracy and state tyranny, and it's lifeless and drab theoretical accounts, Čeika instead uses the works of Marx and Nietzsche to reconnect socialism with its human element, presenting it as something not only affecting, but created by living, breathing, suffering human individuals. At a time when ecological collapse is hurtling towards us, and capitalism offers no solution except more growth and exploitation, How to Philosophise with a Hammer and Sickle shows us the way forward to a socialism grounded in human experience and accessible to all.
Download or read book Twilight of the Idols or How to Philosophize with a Hammer written by and published by Daniel Fidel Ferrer. This book was released on with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thus Spoke Zarathustra written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thus Spake Zarathustra is a foundational work of Western literature and is widely considered to be Friedrich Nietzsche’s masterpiece. It includes the German philosopher’s famous discussion of the phrase ‘God is dead’ as well as his concept of the Superman. Nietzsche delineates his Will to Power theory and devotes pages to critiquing Christian thinking, in particular Christianity’s definition of good and evil.
Download or read book Twilight of the Idols written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-09 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Twilight of the Gods' was to serve as a short introduction to the whole of Nietzsche's philosophy and its aim was to attack eternal idols as he put it. These included socratic rationality, Christian morality and their contemporary counterparts.
Download or read book Nietzsche A Very Short Introduction written by Michael Tanner and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000-10-19 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was almost wholly neglected during his sane life, which came to an abrupt end in 1889. Since then he has been appropriated as an icon by an astonishingly diverse spectrum of people, whose interpretations of his thought range from the highly irrational to the firmly analytical. Thus Spoke Zarathustra introduced the 'superman' and The Twilight of the Idols developed the 'Will to Power' concept; these term, together with 'Sklavenmoral' and 'Herrenmoral', became confused with the rise of nationalism in Germany. Idiosyncratic and aphoristic, Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's readable introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings. It also explodes the many misconceptions fostered in the hundred years since Nietzsche wrote, prophetically: 'Do not, above all, confound me with what I am not!' ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Download or read book Nietzsche Writings from the Late Notebooks written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-20 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers new and accurate translations of a selection of Nietzsche's late writings.
Download or read book Twilight of the Idols And the Antichrist Aziloth Books written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and published by . This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nietzsche saw the "Twilight of the Idols" as a general introduction to his philosophy. Against the current of his times, he attacked Greek civilization as the ultimate source of decadence. Socrates and Plato are vilified, and the concept of a 'real' world - lying beyond that which we see, hear and feel - is scorned as a moral 'optical illusion'. Reason, Nietzsche insists, has become a tyrant, ousting and suppressing other 'nobler' aspects of humanity. "The Anti-Christ" offers a similarly pungent critique of Christianity, pointing out that the Gospels reveal two contradictory views of Jesus, one a 'bringer of joy' the other a stern preacher of Last Judgment, Sin, and Guilt."--p. 4 of cover.
Download or read book Twilight of the Idols written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Livraria Press. This book was released on with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Twilight of the Idols: Or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer" (Original German: Götzen-Dämmerung oder Wie man mit dem Hammer philosophiert) is a concise and accessible summary of Nietzsche's critique of traditional philosophy and morality. The title metaphorically suggests the dismantling of the idols, or false truths, that have dominated Western thought. Here Nietzsche outlines the core themes of his late work in ten sections, preceded by a brief introduction. He uses the metaphor of "twilight" to signify the decline of what was previously accepted as truth, which he refers to as "idols. He juxtaposes this with the image of a hammer, suggesting a violent destruction of old beliefs, complemented by the tuning fork, symbolizing a diagnostic approach that reveals the "hollow sounds" of questioned idols. Nietzsche delves into the decay of metaphysics, morality, and religion, criticizing the dualism that has dominated Western culture by dividing the world into true and apparent realms. He focuses on Socrates as an emblem of decline, characterizing him as a pathological figure whose dialectical method marked a detrimental shift in Greek tastes, fostering the rise of the populace at the expense of nobler values. Twilight of the Idols is notable for its concise articulation of many of his central themes, such as the critique of metaphysics, the denunciation of Christian morality, and the celebration of life-affirming values. The text is divided into several sections, each addressing different aspects of contemporary culture and philosophy. This work underscores his rejection of absolute truths and his advocacy of perspectivism; the idea that knowledge is always from a particular perspective and influenced by the individual's will to power, even though this is, ironically, an extremely dogmatic philosophical perspective which makes a claim of absolute truth. The work was published by C. G. Naumann in Leipzig in 1889. This new 2024 translation of the original 1889 German manuscript includes a new afterword by the translator, a timeline of Nietzsche's life and works, an index with descriptions of his key concepts, and summaries of his complete works. This translation is designed to allow the armchair philosopher to engage deeply with Nietzsche's works without having to be a full-time Academic. The language is modern and clean, with simplified sentence structures and diction to make Nietzsche's complex language and arguments as accessible as possible. This Reader's Edition also contains extra material that amplifies the manuscript with autobiographical, historical and linguistic context. This provides the reader a holistic view of this very enigmatic philosopher as both an introduction and an exploration of Nietzsche's works; from his general understanding of his philosophic project to an exploration of the depths of his metaphysics and unique contributions. This edition contains: • An Afterword by the Translator on the history, impact and intellectual legacy of Nietzsche • Translation notes on the original German, Latin and Greek manuscript • An index of Philosophical concepts used by Nietzsche with a focus on Existentialism and Phenomenology • A chronological list of Nietzsche's entire body of works • A detailed timeline of Nietzsche's life and works
Download or read book The Mind Body Politic written by Michelle Maiese and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on contemporary research in embodied cognition, enactivism, and the extended mind, this book explores how social institutions in contemporary neoliberal nation-states systematically affect our thoughts, feelings, and agency. Human beings are, necessarily, social animals who create and belong to social institutions. But social institutions take on a life of their own, and literally shape the minds of all those who belong to them, for better or worse, usually without their being self-consciously aware of it. Indeed, in contemporary neoliberal societies, it is generally for the worse. In The Mind-Body Politic, Michelle Maiese and Robert Hanna work out a new critique of contemporary social institutions by deploying the special standpoint of the philosophy of mind—in particular, the special standpoint of the philosophy of what they call essentially embodied minds—and make a set of concrete, positive proposals for radically changing both these social institutions and also our essentially embodied lives for the better.
Download or read book Twilight of the Idols with the Antichrist and Ecce Homo written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2007 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes three works, all dating from Nietzsche's last lucid months, that aim show him at his most stimulating and controversial: the portentous utterances of the prophet (together with the ill-defined figure of the Ubermensch) are forsaken, as wit, exuberance and dazzling insights predominate.
Download or read book Why I Am So Wise written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-09-06 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them. Now, Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers, and each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-drive design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped the world. One of the most iconoclastic thinkers of all time, Friedrich Nietzsche continues to challenge the boundaries of conventional religion and morality with his subversive theories of the 'superman', the individual will, the death of God and the triumph of an all-powerful human life force.
Download or read book The Twilight of the Idols written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Twilight of the Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche or, How to Philosophise with the Hammer. The Antichrist, Notes to Zarathustra, and Eternal Recurrence and translated By Anthony M. Ludovici. Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer is a book by Friedrich Nietzsche, written in 1888, and published in 1889. Nietzsche criticizes German culture of the day as unsophisticated and nihilistic, and shoots some disapproving arrows at key French, British, and Italian cultural figures who represent similar tendencies. In contrast to all these alleged representatives of cultural "decadence", Nietzsche applauds Caesar, Napoleon, Goethe, Thucydides and the Sophists as healthier and stronger types. The book states the transvaluation of all values as Nietzsche's final and most important project, and gives a view of antiquity wherein the Romans for once take precedence over the ancient Greeks.
Download or read book On Truth and Untruth written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly translated and edited by Taylor Carman, On Truth and Untruth charts Nietzsche’s evolving thinking on truth, which has exerted a powerful influence over modern and contemporary thought. This original collection features the complete text of the celebrated early essay “On Truth and Lie in a Nonmoral Sense” (“a keystone in Nietzsche’s thought” —Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy), as well as selections from the great philosopher’s entire career, including key passages from The Gay Science, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, The Will to Power, Twilight of the Idols, and The Antichrist.
Download or read book Selected Letters of Friedrich Nietzsche written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reading Nietzsche written by Robert C. Solomon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paying particular attention to the issue of how to read Nietzsche, this book presents a series of accessible essays on the work of this influential German philosopher. The contributions include many of the leading Nietzsche scholars in the United States today - Frithjof Bergmann, Arthur Danto, Bernd Magnus, Christopher Middleton, Lars Gustaffson, Alexander Nehamas, Richard Schacht, Gary Shapiro, and Ivan Soll - and the majority of the essays have never been published. Works discussed include On the Genealogy of Morals, Beyond Good and Evil, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Twilight of the Idols, and The Will to Power.
