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I'm finding this book very hard to understand. Perhaps that's partially because I'm listening to it (audiobook) rather than reading it. I have watched BBC documentary Human all too humam about him after an advice by a friend, but I'm still not able to understand it fully. What can help me do that (other than changing from audiobooks to paper/electronic books)?

Nolan I read the teacher's edition of this book, which attempted to make the text more approachable from an educational standpoint, and it changed my life f…moreI read the teacher's edition of this book, which attempted to make the text more approachable from an educational standpoint, and it changed my life forever. I was 17 at the time, and it had a profound effect on me. The original text is admittedly difficult to approach, but with a little dialogue and explanation, it's beautifully inspired.

I hope that you can find the teacher's edition of the book, or maybe even look up course notes. Then you can go back and read the original text with greater satisfaction(less)

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For me, sometimes it's hard to follow his ideas due to the seemingly randomness that he writes in. His writing style is more like regular speech- going back and forth, which makes it hard to fully understand what he's talking about. Also, I think the vocabulary and the way of expression was different back when he wrote the book. Am I alone in this assessment?

Joel Nietzsche intentionally preferred a Latin style of essay writing over a German style. The emphasis is on the discussion, not a main argument. It's als…moreNietzsche intentionally preferred a Latin style of essay writing over a German style. The emphasis is on the discussion, not a main argument. It's also a lot more speradic, artistic, and sometimes the topic is implied rather than clearly explained. (less)

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is it ok if I read this book before Thus Spoke Zarathustra ? Are these books related?

Beauregard Bottomley Yes to both questions. This book does presume a familiarity with philosophy (knowledge of Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and so on are assumed). In his…moreYes to both questions. This book does presume a familiarity with philosophy (knowledge of Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and so on are assumed). In his "Ecce Homo" his autobiography of sorts, he makes the statement that this book was his bait for the fish and the fish weren't smart enough to bite at it. (less)

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yeah dodje dodje?

Carlos Rabadán salas Of course. Nietzsche's thinking bloobla bubble pororitiness…moreOf course. Nietzsche's thinking bloobla bubble pororitiness(less)

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