Title: Nietzsche Within Your Grasp
First published: June 11, 2004
Description: Philosophy's greatest luminaries brought down to earth.    Nietzsche Within Your Grasp offers fast, easy access to the life and works of one of history's most influential, iconoclastic philosophers. In fewer than 100 pages, you'll get all the essentials in everyday language. A short biographical sketch sets the scene, followed by chapters illuminating Nietzsche's overall philosophy and his most important writings.    For students and lifelong learners seeking a point of entry into Nietzsche's radical pronouncements and often puzzling aphorisms, Nietzsche Within Your Grasp is the springboard to enriched understanding.    Inside you'll find all the vital details, including:    Life   Family and upbringing   Influences including Schopenhauer and Wagner   Descent into madness   Exploitation of writings by fascist groups      Philosophy   Overview of key works, themes, and impact   Aphorisms, essays, and autobiography   Individual chapters on The Birth of Tragedy, The Gay Science, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, and Ecce Homo      Additional Resources   Tracking down Nietzsche's major works   Collections, biographies, and critical writings   Nietzsche on the Internet      Get a grip-Nietzsche is within your grasp!
Subjects: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm, 1844-1900