Dec 27, 2009

Thus Spake Zarathustra | Thus Spake Zarathustra

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Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
First Published: 1883
Type of Work: Philosophy
Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
Subjects: Values, Sexism, Individuality, Good and evil, Creative process

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Friedrich Nietzsche was ignored and misunderstood during his lifetime, but his ideas went on to influence a variety of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, and literature, and eventually he came to be considered one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Trained as a classical Greek scholar, Nietzsche was a prodigy in his field and appointed associate professor at the University of Basel at the age of twenty-four. Because he suffered from poor health, particularly from problems with his vision and his digestion, Nietzsche resigned his post in...

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Thus Spake Zarathustra | Thus Spake Zarathustra

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