Nietzsche Beyond Good And Evil

Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780307432957

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Beyond Good & Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche Pdf

Philosophy Beyond Good and Evil is one of the most remarkable and influential books of the nineteenth century. Like Thus Spoke Zarathustra, which had immediately preceded it, Beyond Good and Evil represents Nietzsche's attempt to sum up his philosophy—but in less flamboyant and more systematic form. The nine parts of the book are designed to give the reader a comprehensive idea of Nietzsche’s thought and style: they span "The Prejudices of Philosophers," "The Free Spirit," religion, morals, scholarship, "Our Virtues," "Peoples and Fatherlands," and "What is Noble," as well as chapter of epigrams and a concluding poem. This translation by Walter Kaufmann—the first ever to be made in English by a philosopher—has become the standard one, for accuracy and fidelity to the eccentricities and grace of style of the original. Unlike other editions, in English or German, this volume offers an inclusive index of subjects and persons referred to in the book. Professor Kaufmann, the distinguished Nietzsche scholar, has also provided a running footnote commentary on the text.

Author : Maudemarie Clark,David Dudrick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521790413

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The Soul of Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil by Maudemarie Clark,David Dudrick Pdf

This book presents a provocative new interpretation of what is arguably Nietzsche's most important and most difficult work, Beyond Good and Evil.

Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780857088482

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Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche Pdf

A deluxe, high-quality edition of Friedrich Nietzsche’s seminal work Beyond Good and Evil is one of the final books by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. This landmark work continues to be one of the most well-known and influential explorations of moral and ethical philosophy ever conceived. Expanding on the concepts from his previous work Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche adopts a polemic approach to past philosophers who, in his view, lacked critical sense in accepting flawed premises in their consideration of morality. The metaphysics of morality, Nietzsche argues, should not assume that a good man is simply the opposite of an evil man, rather merely different expression of humanity’s common basic impulses. Controversial in its time, as well as hotly debated in the present, Nietzsche’s work moves beyond conventional ethics to suggest that a universal morality for all human beings in non-existent – perception, reason and experience are not static, but change according to an individual’s perspective and interpretation. The work further argues that philosophic traditions such as “truth,” “self-consciousness” and “free will” are merely inventions of Western morality and that the “will to power” is the real driving force of all human behaviour. This volume: Critiques the belief that actions, including domination or injury to the weak, can be universally objectionable Explores themes of religion and “master and slave” morality Includes a collection of stunning aphorisms and observations of the human condition Part of the bestselling Capstone Classics Series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon,this collectible, hard-back edition of Beyond Good and Evil provides an accessible and insightful Introduction by leading Nietzsche authority Dr Christopher Janaway. This deluxe volume is perfect for anyone with interest in philosophy, psychology, science, history and literature.

Author : Laurence Lampert
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780300128833

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Nietzsche's Task by Laurence Lampert Pdf

When Nietzsche published Beyond Good and Evil in 1886, he told a friend that it was a book that would not be read properly until “around the year 2000.” Now Laurence Lampert sets out to fulfill this prophecy by providing a section by section interpretation of this philosophical masterpiece that emphasizes its unity and depth as a comprehensive new teaching on nature and humanity. According to Lampert, Nietzsche begins with a critique of philosophy that is ultimately affirmative, because it shows how philosophy can arrive at a defensible ontological account of the way of all beings. Nietzsche next argues that a new post-Christian religion can arise out of the affirmation of the world disclosed to philosophy. Then, turning to the implications of the new ontology for morality and politics, Nietzsche argues that these can be reconstituted on the fundamental insights of the new philosophy. Nietzsche’s comprehensive depiction of this anti-Platonic philosophy ends with a chapter on nobility, in which he contends that what can now be publicly celebrated as noble in our species are its highest achievements of mind and spirit.

Author : Gareth Southwell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781444306156

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A Beginner's Guide to Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil by Gareth Southwell Pdf

A concise and very readable summary of Nietzsche's Beyond Goodand Evil, geared toward students embarking on their studies andgeneral readers. It is an ideal companion for those new to thestudy of this challenging and often misunderstood classic. Offers clear explanations of the central themes and ideas,terminology, and arguments Includes a glossary of difficult terms as well as helpfulbiographical and historical information Illustrates arguments and ideas with useful tables, diagrams,and images; and includes references to further readings Forms part of a series of Guides designed specifically forA-level philosophy students by an experienced teacher and founderof the popular website Philosophy Online

Author : Douglas Burnham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317493600

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Reading Nietzsche by Douglas Burnham Pdf

"Beyond Good and Evil" is a concise and comprehensive statement of Nietzsche's mature philosophy and is an ideal entry point into Nietzsche's work as a whole. Pithy, lyrical and densely complex, "Beyond Good and Evil" demands that its readers are already familiar with key Nietzschean concepts - such as the will-to-power, perspectivism or eternal recurrence - and are able to leap with Nietzschean agility from topic to topic, across metaphysics, psychology, religion, morality and politics. "Reading Nietzsche" explains the key concepts, the range of Nietzsche's concerns, and highlights Nietzsche's writing strategies that are the key to understanding his work and processes of thought. In its close analysis of the text, "Reading Nietzsche" reassesses this most creative of philosophers and presents a significant contribution to the study of his thought. In setting this analysis within a comprehensive survey of Nietzsche's ideas, the book is a guide both to this key work and to Nietzsche's philosophy more generally.

Author : Tom Stern
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107161368

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The New Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche by Tom Stern Pdf

Provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of Nietzsche's philosophy, his key works and themes, his major influences and his legacy.

Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780241251867

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Why I Am so Clever by Friedrich Nietzsche Pdf

'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?' Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work iconoclastic German philosopher Nietzsche wrote before his descent into madness. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Author : João Constâncio,Maria João Mayer Branco
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110246568

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Nietzsche on Instinct and Language by João Constâncio,Maria João Mayer Branco Pdf

The volume offers various considerations of Nietzsche's attempt to connect language to the instinctive activity of the human body. In focusing on how Nietzsche tries to dissolve the traditional opposition between instinct and language, as well as between instinct and consciousness and instinct and reason, the different papers address a great variety of topics, e.g. morality, value, the concept of philosophy, dogmatism, naturalization, metaphor, affectivity and emotion, health and sickness, tragedy, and laughter. Among the authors: Scarlett Marton, Werner Stegmaier, Patrick Wotling, and many ot.

Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521779138

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Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche Pdf

A new translation and edition of Nietzsche's powerful and influential critique of philosophy.

Author : Don Berry
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351351973

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Beyond Good and Evil by Don Berry Pdf

No philosopher could be a better example of creative thinking in action than Friedrich Nietzsche: a German iconoclast who systematically attacked the traditionally accepted views of academic philosophers, seeking to tear down their rickety platform and replace it with a platform of his own. Creative thinkers are people who redefine issues and topics in novel ways to create novel connections, explanations and hypotheses – people, in short, who can turn a topic on its head and present it in an entirely new light. Nietzsche called them “free spirits” – those unwilling to accept the dogmas of the past, wanting instead to think clearly for themselves. In Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche focuses his attention on nothing less than the underlying basis of our moral assumptions, unleashing a powerful, polemical critique of the moral dogmas of the past and his own time. His book, which remains one of the most influential works of moral philosophy ever written, is not just an example of creative thinking at work, it is also a passionate argument for its importance. As Nietzsche wrote, “Morality in Europe ... is the morality of herd animals.” But if one is ready to think differently and stand out from the herd, “other (and especially higher) moralities are ... possible.”

Author : Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1840225912

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Human, All Too Human & Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Pdf

Human, All Too Human (1878) marks the point where Nietzsche abandons German romanticism for the French Enlightenment. The result is one of the cornerstones of his life's work. Beyond Good and Evil (1886) is a scathing and powerful critique of philosophy, religion and science.

Author : Jean-Paul Sartre
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2025-01-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781804296172

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Between Existentialism and Marxism by Jean-Paul Sartre Pdf

This book presents a full decade of Sartre’s work, from the publication of the Critique of Dialectical Reason in 1960, the basic philosophical turning-point in his postwar development, to the inception of his major study on Flaubert, the first volumes of which appeared in 1971. The essays and interviews collected here form a vivid panorama of the range and unity of Sartre’s interests, since his deliberate attempt to wed his original existentialism to a rethought Marxism. A long and brilliant autobiographical interview, given to New Left Review in 1969, constitutes the best single overview of Sartre’s whole intellectual evolution. Three analytic texts on the US war in Vietnam, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and the lessons of the May Revolt in France, define his political positions as a revolutionary socialist. Questions of philosophy and aesthetics are explored in essays on Kierkegaard, Mallarme and Tintoretto. Another section of the collection explores Sartre’s critical attitude to orthodox psychoanalysis as a therapy, and is accompanied by rejoinders from colleagues on his journal Les Temps Modernes. The volume concludes with a prolonged reflection on the nature and role of intellectuals and writers in advanced capitalism, and their relationship to the struggles of the exploited and oppressed classes. Between Existentialism and Marxism is an impressive demonstration of the breadth and vitality of Sartre's thought, and its capacity to respond to political and cultural changes in the contemporary world.

Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486121345

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The Essential Nietzsche by Friedrich Nietzsche Pdf

A prominent intellectual of the Weimar era, Heinrich Mann was a leading authority on Nietzsche. This volume consists of Mann's selections of highlights from the philosopher's works, along with an introduction that explains their significance to modern readers. Key excerpts from Nietzsche's books include passages from The Birth of Tragedy, Thoughts Out of Season, The Dawn of the Day, The Joyful Wisdom, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, The Genealogy of Morals, The Case of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, The Twilight of the Idols, The Antichrist, Ecce Homo, and The Will to Power. For ease of reference, Mann has arranged the text in sections corresponding to Nietzsche's views on science, philosophy, and truth; his critiques of culture — the use and abuse of history, Europeans and Germans, Wagner, the genealogy of morals, and nihilism; his concept of the world without God, including the birth of tragedy out of the spirit of music, the true and the apparent world, and eternal recurrence; and his confessions.

Author : Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Ethics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005400085

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Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Pdf