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Nietzsche: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Description for Nietzsche: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
paperback. A new translation and edition of this important and influential statement of Nietzsche's philosophy. Editor(s): Williams, Bernard. Translator(s): Caro, Adrian del; Nauckhoff, Josefine. Series Editor(s): Ameriks, Karl; Clarke, Desmond M. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458. With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs. With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. 308 pages. Editor(s): Williams, Bernard. A new translation and edition of this important and influential statement of Nietzsche's philosophy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCD. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight: 512. Translator(s): Caro, Adrian del; Nauckhoff, Josefine. Series Editor(s) :Ameriks, Karl; Clarke, Desmond M.
Nietzsche wrote The Gay Science, which he later described as 'perhaps my most personal book', when he was at the height of his intellectual powers, and the reader will find in it an extensive and sophisticated treatment of the philosophical themes and views which were most central to Nietzsche's own thought and which have been most influential on later thinkers. These include the death of God, the problem of nihilism, the role of truth, falsity and the will-to-truth in human life, the doctrine of the eternal recurrence, and the question of the proper attitude to adopt toward human suffering and ... Read more
Nietzsche wrote The Gay Science, which he later described as 'perhaps my most personal book', when he was at the height of his intellectual powers, and the reader will find in it an extensive and sophisticated treatment of the philosophical themes and views which were most central to Nietzsche's own thought and which have been most influential on later thinkers. These include the death of God, the problem of nihilism, the role of truth, falsity and the will-to-truth in human life, the doctrine of the eternal recurrence, and the question of the proper attitude to adopt toward human suffering and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
305
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521636452
SKU
V9780521636452
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About Friedrich Nietzsche
Bernard Williams is Deutsch Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. His many publications include Problems of the Self (Cambridge University Press, 1973), Moral Luck (Cambridge University Press, 1981), Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (Harvard University Press, 1986), Shame and Necessity (University of California Press, 1993), and Making Sense of Humanity ... Read more
Reviews for Nietzsche: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
'The Gay Science deserves prominent attention from philosophers who study Nietzsche's works, and indeed from anyone with an interest in moral psychology and the origin of our values. this new edition is a great achievement, which should for most purposes supersede Kaufmann as the standard translation, and which will have an important role to play in bringing this work into ... Read more