Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human by Friedrich Nietzsche, published by Penguin Books Limited on September 29, 1994, is a significant philosophical work comprising 275 pages. Written during a tumultuous period in Nietzsche’s life, following the end of his friendship with Richard Wagner and his departure from academia due to health issues, this book represents a pivotal moment in his intellectual development. It showcases his departure from German romanticism and a return to Enlightenment thought, presenting a series of 638 aphorisms that explore a wide range of topics, including art, science, and morality.
Readers will find that Human, All Too Human delves into Nietzsche’s evolving philosophical views, offering insights into human nature and societal norms. The text addresses themes such as humanism and the critique of conventional morality, laying the groundwork for concepts that would later define Nietzsche’s philosophy, including the will to power. This edition invites readers to engage with Nietzsche’s reflections on various aspects of life, making it a foundational piece in the study of modern philosophy.
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Written after Nietzsche had ended his friendship with Richard Wagner and had been forced to leave academic life through ill health, Human, All Too Human (1878) can be read as a monument to his personal crisis. It also marks the point when he matured as a philosopher, rejecting the German romanticism espoused by Wagner and Schopenhauer and instead returning to sources in the French Enlightenment. Here he sets out his unsettling views in a series of 638 stunning aphorisms – assessing subjects ranging from art to arrogance, boredom to passion, science to vanity and women to youth. This work also contains the seeds of concepts crucial to Nietzsche’s later philosophy, such as the will to power and the need to transcend conventional Christian morality. The result is one of the cornerstones of his life’s work.
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