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Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm . 1844--1900, German philosopher, poet, and critic, noted esp for his concept of the superman and his rejection of traditional Christian values. His chief works are The Birth of Tragedy (1872), Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883-- 91), and Beyond Good and Evil (1886)
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Prideaux provides an engaging and sympathetic portrayal of Nietzsche, setting his life in the context of his century and its zeitgeist, while telling his personal story through the significant relationships, bereavements, disappointments and setbacks he experienced and his lifelong battle with severe ill health.
Dangerous Minds is a slim book, so it is unlikely to satisfy Nietzsche and Heidegger scholars--not even those sympathetic to its outlook.
No fue, sin embargo, un diagnostico general de la actividad filosofica en America Latina lo que condujo a Sanchez Lopera a senalar el agotamiento de la historia de la filosofia latinoamericana; fue el recorrido por la obra de algunos de los lectores regionales de Nietzsche.
Nietzsche's medical diagnosis was never a point of consensus among commentators, and its first significant criticism dates back to the early 1930s (2).
As a young man, he was drawn to the Swiss village of Sils-Maria because it was a favorite spot of 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Kaag cleverly connects Nietzsche's musings with his own experiences both past and present, detailing how his understanding of Nietzsche has evolved and changed over the 17 years between his trips to Switzerland.
In Nietzsche's Footsteps is a fascinating, vicarious journey through Nietzsche's favorite haunts: Nice, France; Turin, Italy; and Sils Maria, Switzerland.
But it must be noted that during Nietzsche's time, Skye Nettleton argues, the role of women was primarily domestic.
Leo Strauss on Nietzsche's thus Spoke Zarathustra includes 14 graduate seminar lectures Strauss gave at the University of Chicago in 1959.
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