Human, all-too-human
Subtitle: parts one and two
By: Friedrich Nietzsche ; translated by Helen Zimmern and Paul V. Cohn ; introduction by J.M. Kennedy.
Contributors: Zimmern, Helen, 1846-1934.; Cohn, Paul V.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9781591026785
Subjects: Human beings
Work titles: Menschliches, allzumenschliches.
Description: "Human, All-Too-Human (1878) is often considered the start of Friedrich Nietzsche's mature period. This complex work, composed of hundreds of aphorisms of varying length, explores many themes to which Nietzsche later returned and marks a significant departure from his previous thinking. Here Nietzsche breaks with his early allegiance in Arthur Schopenhauer and Richard Wagner, and establishes the overall framework of his later philosophy. In contrast to his previous disdam for science, now Nietzsche views science as key to undercutting traditional metaphysics. This he sees as a crucial step in the emergence of free spirits who will be the avant-grade of culture." "This is an essential work for anyone who wishes to understand Nietsche's incisive critique of such diverse aspects of Western culture and values as the idea of good and evil, the roles of women and children in society, and the concept of power and the state."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published: London : T.N. Foulis, 1909-1913. (The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche ; v. 6-7)