Reviews for Philosophy of Nietzsche

The average rating for Philosophy of Nietzsche based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-11-20 00:00:00 Michele Hanna This volume gives the reader a good idea of some of the range of Nietzsche's thought and writing. In The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche writes as a Classics scholar, hypothesizing the phenomenological experiences out of which Greek drama emerged, describing how it changed in reaction to Socratic philosophy, and arguing that the music of Richard Wagner is evidence of its re-emergence in contemporary times. Nietzsche's distinction between the Apollonian and the Dionysian continues to resonate with thinkers and artists down to our own times. Thus Spoke Zarathustra is the most stylistically experimental of Nietzsche's books. Here, he writes poetically rather than analytically, and much of the text seems to parody the conventions of early religious writings, particularly the Gospels. Among the things discussed are the concepts both of the Superman and of the Eternal Return. Beyond Good and Evil comments on a number of topics, from metaphysics to morality to (German, in particular) nationalism. In On the Genealogy of Morals Nietzsche analyzes morality with reference to a number of issues, including language, metaphysics, psychology and power. In Ecce Homo, Nietzsche looks back at his own life and career in chapters with titles like “Why I am So Clever” and “Why I Write Such Good Books.”

Review # 2 was written on 2018-12-18 00:00:00 Dean Mathews Not a popular read. I don’t enjoy his ego nor understand his impending need to self critique so much. In relief for whatever pain he deeply felt maybe? I didn’t enjoy his worldly views about the church preaching nonsense because he simply never paid attention since he was so busy emptying his thoughts every waking hour. Clearly delusional and not worth the excessive thoughts he tries to share. Personally I wouldn’t experience any growth from this novel nor recommend it to a sound of mind.