Le Gai Savoir est un ouvrage de Friedrich Nietzsche, publié en 1882, sous le titre original Die fröhliche Wissenschaft, la gaya scienza. Dans sa préface à la seconde édition, Nietzsche contextualise son projet : de ses provenances toutes de soupçons et de souffrances morales, faisant explicitement référence à une certaine appréhension de la psychologie en tant que libératrice des affres de la maladie, à l'antiquité grecque qu'il affectionne particulièrement pour ce que les Grecs...
"Human, All-Too-Human (Parts I and II)" is a collection of philosophical aphorisms by famed philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The first part, originally published in 1878, is a collection of 638 aphorisms in which Nietzsche discusses metaphysics, the Christian idea of good and evil, religious worship, the idea of divine inspiration in art, social Darwinism, the respective roles of men, women and children in society, the power of the state, and in a final section “Man Alone with Himself”. In...
"Offers dazzling observations of human psychology, social interaction, esthetics and religion."—New York Times Book ReviewWith Human, All-Too-Human, Nietzsche challenges the metaphysical and psychological assumptions behind his previous works. The philosopher reviews his usual subjects—morality, religion, government, society—with his characteristic depth of perception, unflinching honesty, and iconoclastic wit. His manner of expression, however, takes a new...
“Ecco Homo: How One Becomes What One Is” is an insightful reflection by Friedrich Nietzsche upon his own life and his impact on the world of philosophy. The work, the last original work he wrote, was written in 1888, weeks before the onset of the insanity that would plague him until his death in 1900. Not published until 1908, “Ecce Homo” is an autobiography of sorts and Nietzsche offers his personal perspective and criticism on his various philosophical works, such as “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”,...
