Frank nietzsche biography book

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a 19th-century German philosopher who, though hardly read during his own (sane) lifetime, has become a dominant intellectual force in today’s popular culture.

Perhaps best known for his proclamation that God is dead, along with his critique of conventional morality and religion, Nietzsche is remembered for his attempt to establish what he called a ‘revaluation of all values’, and is celebrated for his brilliant, provocative aphorisms and idea-packed prose (which includes, for instance, his vision of the Übermensch, his distinction between the Apollonian and Dionysian, his presentation of the eternal recurrence, amor fati, what it means to find yourself, and all of the 97 clever Nietzsche passages and quotations we’ve collated here).

Accordingly, Nietzsche’s reputation in the English-speaking world is now arguably the highest it’s ever been, and his place in philosophy’s canon looks assured.

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