Nietzsche
Subtitle: a philosophical biography
By: Rüdiger Safranski ; translated by Shelley Frisch.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780393050080; 9780393323801
Subjects: Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, -- 1844-1900; Philosophers -- Germany -- Biography
Work titles: Nietzsche.
Description: "In his Blistering Prose, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) uprooted the traditional study of philosophy as firmly grounded in rationality and truth and lay the foundations for the radicalism of twentieth-century Western thought, as it would emerge after his death. Contemporary thinkers have reinterpreted, revised, and repeated Nietzsche's ideas, but no one has transcended them, and today, no student of philosophy can afford to ignore the life and work of this towering figure. In his seminal work, acclaimed biographer Rudiger Safranski integrates philosophical analysis with biographical detail to portray this difficult, often contradictory man with an objective, even-handed grace." "Following Nietzsche's own dictum that "life is a testing ground for thought," Safranski, the author of biographies of Heidegger and Schopenhauer, offers a critical reappraisal of Nietzsche's philosophy by examining the intersection of his life and work, attempting what Nietzsche considered the most important of human tasks: to be "an adventurer, a circumnavigator of the inner world called human.""--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Originally published in German as Nietzsche, biographie seines denkens.

"First published as a Norton paperback 2003"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-385) and index.