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Friedrich Nietzsche

Born

in Röcken bei Lützen, Prussian Province of Saxony, Germany

October 15, 1844

Died

August 25, 1900

Website

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

Genre

Philosophy, Psychology, Art

Influences

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (Ph.D., Philology, Leipzig University, 1869) 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 a 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).

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	Thus Spoke Zarathustra 4.07 avg rating — 133,475 ratings — published 1883 — 280 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Good and Evil 4.02 avg rating — 82,816 ratings — published 1886 — 3028 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Genealogy of Morals 4.13 avg rating — 24,691 ratings — published 1887 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anti-Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche, H.L. Mencken (Introduction) 3.91 avg rating — 25,110 ratings — published 1895 — 1052 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gay Science 4.26 avg rating — 15,867 ratings — published 1882 — 335 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Birth of Tragedy 3.99 avg rating — 15,792 ratings — published 1871 — 395 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Genealogy of Morals / Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann (translator), R.J. Hollingdale (Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 14,880 ratings — published 1887 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche, Michael Tanner (Introduction), R.J. Hollingdale (Translation) 3.82 avg rating — 14,964 ratings — 481 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits 4.20 avg rating — 10,872 ratings — published 1878 — 325 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twilight of the Idols 3.95 avg rating — 10,044 ratings — published 1888 — 387 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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