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    <body><![CDATA[Nietzsche’s first book could be read as a work of metaphysics (or as a comment on the metaphysics of the ancient Greeks), but it is more a work of philology (Classics studies) than of philosophy.  To be precise, about the first third of this book is about the birth of tragedy; the second third is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39035297">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It has been my plan to read Nietzsche, and consequently LEARN to read Nietzsche, since my undergraduate program was coming to a close. On the recommedation of a friend, I was going to start with The Gay Science, but the Will had a different plan.<br/>I contracted laryngitis and could not speak for ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1607249">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had been so proud of reading this little treatise to the end that I can't tell you whether I'd liked it or hated it.  I remember that it was amazingly dogmatic, that some of it sounded like nascent Nazism, and that it had what I thought was a brilliant idea about the conditions that would allow fo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46193266">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[We are supposed to take Nietszche's words with a grain of salt. But I pass on the salt. I trust every word. Socrates, the cult of knowledge, the Age of Enlightenment - all bullshit, I agree. I'm just wondering if Nietszche would have been down with hip-hop. <br/><br/>Nietszche denounces opera as a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36161507">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good first work by the man who will go on to define the discourse of the twentieth century. The kernels of his later ideas are present here in raw form. The metaphysics offered are artistically provided if not compelling. Nietzsche's version of the derivation and source of great art are worth readin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44544784">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my first exposure to Nietzsche.  I really enjoyed it.  He really scared me with his preface (written 16 years after original publication).  He claimed his book was poorly written and developed.  I thoroughly enjoyed it though.  I didn't read the other 2 short writings, but I read all of &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54289428">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite of Nietzsche's works. I got a better understanding of Nietzsche's philosophy by seeing how he analyzed other philosophers than I did by reading his other works which showcase his own philosophy. I learned from this book that this is because Nietzsche is as much an artist as he is a philo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32396855">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the most important books ever written, and my favourite Nietzsche (for both sentimental and practical reasons).  Philosophy of art begins and to some degree ends here.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Nietzsche introduces the terms 'Dionysian' and 'Apollonian' as he compares the early music of Wagner to Ancient Greek tragedy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;How can I function there's no more Apollonian beauty to behold&quot; - Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal<br/><br/>This book is still so relevant and important. It's the timeless clash of wild passion and anarchy versus the great achievements of stern discipline and organizational structure. I guess ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39373352">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesante teoría de Nietzsche acerca del origen de la tragedia a partir de la música y de Donisios como el dios que dio vida a este tipo de manifestación griega. Nietzsche hace una revisión de todos los aspectos que confluyeron en su creación (apolíneo y donisíaco) y posteriormente, de aque...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51102283">more...</a>]]></body>
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