Human, All Too Human - Softcover

Nietzsche, Friedrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1533635668 ISBN 13: 9781533635662

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Human, All Too Human is the first book by Nietzsche to use the aphoristic style that would come to characterise the philosopher's most famous and iconic material.

This compact and inexpensive print edition ensures that you can absorb and appreciate these philosophical insights at little expense. His style, combining Nietzsche's vehement brand of argument with keynote nihilistic energy, is evident. Quickfire, furious nature of the points made in some respects foreshadow later works in which these qualities are enhanced still further.

For the clinical yet perceptive style present in this early work, Nietzsche's adherents compare Human, All Too Human to the earliest works of psychology. Throughout the text, Nietzsche examines human traits and behaviours in a series of short passages, presenting a number of posits and philosophic arguments in each. The shortest of these are only a single paragraph, while the longest run for several.

At this point in his life, Nietzsche shied from creating a comprehensive philosophy of his own - instead, he placed most of his energy into ridiculing and debunking the assertions of other, earlier thinkers. Although selling poorly upon its first release, the later recognition Nietzsche gained brought this and other early works into prominence - today, all remain popular and well-discussed in academic and philosophical circles.

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About the Author:

Friedrich Nietzsche was a nihilist philosopher, critic and poet who wrote several works of philosophy which have proven strongly influential since their initial publication in the late 19th century. After beginning his academic career as an expert in ancient Greek and Latin, Nietzsche would steadily advance into philosophy, becoming more convinced and sure of his arguments as time went by. Gradually, his writings became more polemical and provocative, criticising earlier philosophers, established institutions such as the Christian church, and its moral tenets in a series of vehement and swiftly paced writings which at times veer into humorous sarcasm. Nietzsche's final work was The Antichrist, which was completed a short time before a mental breakdown which rendered the scholar incapacitated for the final decade of his life. By the time of his death in 1900 at the age of 55, Nietzsche had assembled a large and devoted following, particularly within academic and scholarly circles, which continues to this day.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1533635668
• ISBN 13: 9781533635662
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 66