The Twilight of the Idols
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Good & Evil, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
| Author: | Friedrich Nietzsche | ISBN: | 9781531284398 |
| Publisher: | Ozymandias Press | Publication: | June 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Friedrich Nietzsche |
| ISBN: | 9781531284398 |
| Publisher: | Ozymandias Press |
| Publication: | June 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Nietzsche criticizes German culture of the day as unsophisticated and nihilistic, and shoots some disapproving arrows at key French, British, and Italian cultural figures who represent similar tendencies. In contrast to all these alleged representatives of cultural "decadence", Nietzsche applauds Caesar, Napoleon, Goethe, Thucydides and the Sophists as healthier and stronger types. The book states the transvaluation of all values as Nietzsche's final and most important project, and gives a view of antiquity wherein the Romans for once take precedence over the ancient Greeks...
Nietzsche criticizes German culture of the day as unsophisticated and nihilistic, and shoots some disapproving arrows at key French, British, and Italian cultural figures who represent similar tendencies. In contrast to all these alleged representatives of cultural "decadence", Nietzsche applauds Caesar, Napoleon, Goethe, Thucydides and the Sophists as healthier and stronger types. The book states the transvaluation of all values as Nietzsche's final and most important project, and gives a view of antiquity wherein the Romans for once take precedence over the ancient Greeks...
