What Nietzsche Taught (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Wright, Willard Huntington

 
9781330572849: What Nietzsche Taught (Classic Reprint)

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In this regard one should note that this interest is not the result Of a temporary popularity, such as that which has met the philosophical pieties of Henri Bergson. To the contrary, Nietzsche's renown is gaining ground daily among serious-minded scholars, and his adherents have already reached the dimensrons Of a small army. But despite this appreciation there is still current an enor mous amount Of ignorance concerning his teachings. The very manner in which he wrote tended to bring about misunderstandings. Viewed casually and without Studi ous consideration, his books Offer many apparent contra dictions. His style, always elliptic and aphoristic, lends itself easily to quotation, and because of the startling and revolutionary nature of his utterances, many excerpts from his earlier works were widely circulated through the mediums of magazines and newspapers. These quo tations, robbed of their context, very often gave rise to immature and erroneous judgments, with the result that the true meaning of his philosophy was Often turned into false channels. Many of his best-known aphorisms have taken on strange and unearthly meanings, and Often the reverse Of his gospel has, gained currency and masquer aded as the original canon.

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In this regard one should note that this interest is not the result Of a temporary popularity, such as that which has met the philosophical pieties of Henri Bergson. To the contrary, Nietzsche's renown is gaining ground daily among serious-minded scholars, and his adherents have already reached the dimensrons Of a small army. But despite this appreciation there is still current an enor mous amount Of ignorance concerning his teachings. The very manner in which he wrote tended to bring about misunderstandings. Viewed casually and without Studi ous consideration, his books Offer many apparent contra dictions. His style, always elliptic and aphoristic, lends itself easily to quotation, and because of the startling and revolutionary nature of his utterances, many excerpts from his earlier works were widely circulated through the mediums of magazines and newspapers. These quo tations, robbed of their context, very often gave rise to immature and erroneous judgments, with the result that the true meaning of his philosophy was Often turned into false channels. Many of his best-known aphorisms have taken on strange and unearthly meanings, and Often the reverse Of his gospel has, gained currency and masquer aded as the original canon.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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It is no longer possible to ignore the teaching of Friedrich Nietzsche, or to consider the trend of modem thought without giving the philosopher of the superman a prominent place in the list of thinkers who contributed to the store of present-day knowledge. His powerful and ruthless mind has had an influence on contemporary thought which even now, in the face of all the scholarly books of appreciation he has called forth, one is inclined to underestimate. No philosopher since Kant has left so undeniable an imprint on modern thought. Even Schopenhauer, whose influence coloured I the greater part of Europe, made no such wide-spread impression. Nietzsche has penetrated into both England and America, two countries strangely impervious to rigorous philosophic ideals. Not only in ethics and literature do we find the moulding hand of Nietzsche at work, invigorating and solidifying; but in pedagogics and in art, in politics and religion, the influence of his doctrines is to be encountered. The books and essays in German: elucidating his philosophy constitute a miniature library. Nearly as many books and articles have appeared in France, and the list of authors of these appreciations in elude many of the most noted modem scholars. Spain and Italy, likewise, have contributed works to an inquiry into his teachings; and in England and America numerous volumes dealing with the philosophy of the superman have appeared in recent years.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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