Friedrich Nietzsche

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born

October 15, 1844 in Röcken bei Lützen, Prussian Province of Saxony, Germany

died

August 25, 1900

website

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nietzsche/

genre

Philosophy, History, Social Sciences

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. He was interested in the enhancement of individual and cultural health, and believed in life, creativity, power, and the realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines that drain life's expansive energies, however socially prevalent those views might be. Often referred to as one of the first existentialist philosophers along with Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), Nietzsche's revitalizing philosophy has inspired leading figures in all wal...more

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	Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann (Translator) 3.98 avg rating — 17,068 ratings — published 1883 — 407 editions	My rating:
	Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche, R.J. Hollingdale (Introduction), Michael Tanner (Introduction) 3.97 avg rating — 10,948 ratings — published 1886 — 215 editions	My rating:
	On the Genealogy of Morals/Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann (translator), R.J. Hollingdale (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 4,127 ratings — published 1887 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Gay Science with a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann (translator) 4.24 avg rating — 2,907 ratings — published 1882 — 63 editions	My rating:
	The Portable Nietzsche by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 2,670 ratings — published 1954 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Will to Power by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann (trans.) 3.97 avg rating — 2,394 ratings — published 1888 — 20 editions	My rating:
	The Anti Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche, H.L. Mencken (Introduction) 3.94 avg rating — 3,159 ratings — published 1881 — 138 editions	My rating:
	Twilight of the Idols/The Anti-Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche, Michael Tanner (Introduction) 4.07 avg rating — 3,060 ratings — published 1888 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche, Michael Tanner (Editor), Shaun Whiteside (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 2,149 ratings — published 1872 — 77 editions	My rating:
	On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche, Douglas Smith (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 2,280 ratings — published 1887 — 66 editions	My rating:

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Kritische Studienausgabe in 15 Einzelbänden (3 books)
by Friedrich Nietzsche, Giorgio Colli, Mazzino Montinari

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“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

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“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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