Nietzsche, Friedrich

Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits

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ISBN 13:: 9781591026785
author:: Nietzsche, Friedrich
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Prometheus Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2009
Pages:: 536
Dimensions:: 141mm X 219mm
Genre:: History of Western philosophy
Condition:: New
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Friedrich Nietzsche's Human, All Too Human is a pivotal work that marks a significant departure from his earlier thinking. In this complex and thought-provoking book, Nietzsche breaks with his allegiance to Schopenhauer and Wagner, establishing the framework of his later philosophy. Here, Nietzsche views science as key to undermining traditional metaphysics, paving the way for the emergence of free spirits who will be the avant-garde of culture. This shift in perspective is a crucial change that Nietzsche reflects on in his later work Ecce Homo, where he describes Human, All Too Human as a "memorial of a crisis". Through this book, Nietzsche liberates himself from idealism and pursues a path of physiological, medical, and natural scientific inquiry. For anyone seeking to understand Nietzsche's incisive critique of Western culture and values, Human, All Too Human is an essential work.

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