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Friedrich Nietzsche

Born

in Röcken bei Lützen, Prussian Province of Saxony, Germany

October 15, 1844

Died

August 25, 1900

Website

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nietzsche/

Genre

Philosophy, Psychology, Art

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (Ph.D., Philology, Leipzig University, 1869) was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. He was interested in the enhancement of individual and cultural health, and believed in life, creativity, power, and the realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves a questioning of all doctrines that drain life's expansive energies, however socially prevalent those views might be. Often referred to as one of the first existentialist philosophers along with Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855).

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Average rating: 4.04 · 478,582 ratings · 21,477 reviews · 3,383 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thus Spoke Zarathustra 4.07 avg rating — 154,190 ratings — published 1883 — 3895 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Good and Evil 4.02 avg rating — 97,469 ratings — published 1886 — 2747 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Genealogy of Morals 4.13 avg rating — 29,916 ratings — published 1887 — 664 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anti-Christ 3.90 avg rating — 28,838 ratings — published 1895 — 121 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs 4.26 avg rating — 18,164 ratings — published 1882 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Birth of Tragedy 3.99 avg rating — 18,467 ratings — published 1871 — 291 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche, R.J. Hollingdale (Editor), Michael Tanner (Introduction) 3.82 avg rating — 17,409 ratings — published 1908 — 645 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Genealogy of Morals / Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann (translator), R.J. Hollingdale (Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 15,447 ratings — published 1887 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits by Friedrich Nietzsche, R.J. Hollingdale (Translator), Richard Schacht (Introduction) 4.19 avg rating — 12,044 ratings — published 1878 — 457 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twilight of the Idols 3.95 avg rating — 12,145 ratings — published 1889 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kritische Studienausgabe in 7 Einzelbänden (7 books)
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4.63 avg rating — 75 ratings

Nietzsche: Werke, herausgegeben von Karl Schlechta (5 books)
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4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings

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