Written in 1888, while Nietzsche was at the height of his brilliance, these 2 polemics blaze with provocative, inflammatory rhetoric. Nietzsche's "grand declaration of war," Twilight of the Idols examines what we worship and why. In addition to its full-scale attack on Christianity and Jesus Christ, The Antichrist denounces organized religion as a whole. Unabridged reprint of two essays from The Works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Vol. XI, Macmillan and Co., New York, 1896.
Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche This 19th-century literary and philosophical masterpiece introduces the controversial doctrine of the Übermensch, or "superman," a term later perverted by Nazi propagandists. A provocative work, designed to inspire readers.
Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future by Friedrich Nietzsche The great 19th-century philosopher refines his previously expressed ideal of the superman in one of his most important works, a fascinating examination of human values and morality. Publisher's Note.
The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher's classic study declares that Greek tragedy achieved greatness through a fusion of elements of Apollonian restraint and control with Dionysian components of passion and the irrational.
The Essence of Christianity by Ludwig Feuerbach Asserting that religion and divinity are outward projections of inner human nature, this 1841 polemic excited immediate international attention and influenced the development of Marxist theory.
The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Common "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him." This is the book in which Nietzsche made his boldest declaration, along with discussions of morality, knowledge, and truth.
