Man stands alone in the universe, responsible for his condition, likely to remain in a lowly state, but free to reach above the stars. He is the thinker whose work was distorted by his sister and misused by the nazis. The nietzsche love of fate series contains the full texts of nietzsches eight best and most mature works. This substantial expansion includes a fifth book and an appendix of songs. Later readings of nietzsche, like those of the late walter kaufmann or. In the antichrist, nietzsche presents a highly controversial view of christianity as a damaging influence upon western civilization that must come to an end. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
This classic is the benchmark against which all modern books about nietzsche are measured. Thus spake zarathustra 18831892 zarathustra, an ancient persian philosopher, is used to express. Martin suggests that kaufmann took it upon himself to become his nietzsches editor. Nietzsches reading of cervantes cruel humor dialnet.
The case of wagner 1888 and nietzsche contro wagner 1888 are too narrow in scope. After graduating from the lutheran boarding school at pforta in 1864, he enrolled in the university of bonn to study theology. For kaufmann nietzsche is the spiritual father of much of modern analytic and existensial philosophy. Twilight of the idols, the antichrist, nietzsche contra wagner and thus spoke zarathustra. How could it ever happen that one day wed discover our own selves. The famous book, the will to power 1901 is a collection of tentative. When walter kaufmann wrote it in the immediate aftermath of world war ii. Philosopher, psychologist, antichrist, i am now convinced, or perhaps almost so, that the nietzsche kaufmann discovered comes closer to the nietzsche than the various images and idols which, accepted by layman and professional alike, have blocked a fuller understanding of nietzsches thought. The books written before the dawn 1880 are not as mature as those written later. Walter kaufmann nietzsche four unpublished letters nietzsches life and character have probably excited more interest than those of any other philosopher.
Kaufmann 19211980 was a member of the philosophy department at princeton 19471980. Friedrich nietzsche on truth and lies in a nonmoral sense. I cant argue with kaufmann s wellwritten explanation of nietzsche s ideas, and i cant argue with most of his analysis. Kaufmann 192180, longtime professor of philosophy at. Friedrich nietzsche en, soren kierkegaard, georg wilhelm friedrich hegel voir et modifier les donnees sur wikidata modifier modifier le code modifier wikidata documentation du modele. The translation in walter kaufmanns the portable nietzsche omits numerous significant passages. Responding to the powerful myths and countermyths that had sprung up around nietzsche, kaufmann offered a patient, evenhanded account of his life and works, and of the uses and abuses to which subsequent. Other than that, i just find him more compulsively readable than the others. Friedrich nietzsche ebooks epub and pdf format friedrich nietzsche ebooks. This is a public domain audio program of a lecture he gave in 1960 entitled nietzsche and. Walter kaufmann taught philosophy at princeton university from 19471980. Michael tanner called kaufmanns commentaries on nietzsche obtrusive, selfreferential, and lacking insight, but llewellyn. There he began to doubt his christian faith he eventually became an atheist and. In addition, kaufmann brings together selections from his other books, notes, and letters, to give a full picture.
Anthony bower new york, 1956, 6580, and danto, nietzsche as philosopher new york, 1965, 1935, 191x1. Beyond good and evil such things are fools at best. Gay science or the joyful wisdom friedrich nietzsche. He rejected religion and believed that people should concentrate on this world rather than the next. Every elevation of the type man, has hitherto been the work of an aristocratic society and so it will always bea society believing in a long scale of gradations of rank and differences of worth among human. Born in freiburg, germany, in the late thirties kaufmann escaped the persecution of the nazis, arriving alone in the usa at the age of 17. Walter kaufmann, nietzsche, philosopher, psychologist, antichrist, new. If happiness or if, in some sense or other, a reaching out for new happiness is. Publication date 1974 topics nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm, 18441900 publisher. Friedrich nietzsches the antichrist might be more aptly named the antichristian, for it is an unmitigated attack on christianity that nietzsche makes within the text instead of an exposition on evil or satan as the title might suggest. Several times his work was interrupted by other books. Walter arnold kaufmann july 1, 1921 september 4, 1980 was a germanamerican. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle.
The translator has added occasional editorial inserts to help clarify some foreign terms. On truth and lies in a nonmoral sense, also called on truth and lie in an extramoral sense walter kaufmanns translation, appearing in the portable nietzsche, 1976 edition. Friedrich nietzsche on truth and lies in a nonmoral sense once upon a time, in some out of the way corner of that universe which is dispersed into numberless twinkling solar systems, there was a star upon which clever beasts invented knowing. Philosopher, psychologist, antichrist princeton classics. The antichrist friedrich wilhelm nietzsche feedbooks. It is a definitive guide to the full range of nietzsches thought. He is one of the first thinkers to as kaufmann sees it bring about the seperation of religious faith from philosphy. For questions, suggestions, corrections, and so on please contact ian johnston friedrich nietzsche the birth of tragedy an attempt at self. Philosopher, psychologist, antichrist princeton classics 104 kaufmann, walter a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading basic writings of. Walter kaufmann spent 33 years 19471980 teaching philosophy at princeton. Philosopher, psychologist, antichrist, that nietzsche loved don quixote.
Nietzsche and the crisis in philosophy, the second part of walter kaufmanns 1960 lecture series. All the other zarathustras are almost entirely unreadable, and a lot of the time hes able to pick up on which terminology nietzsche is using from the bible quite a lot more than youd think lessing, heine or goethe and apply it appropriately. Contest is a fragment, for this suggests that it was merely one of the many rough and. Edited and translated by the great nietzsche scholar walter kaufmann, this volume also features seventyfive aphorisms, selections from nietzsches correspondence, and variants from drafts for ecce homo. Full text of the portable nietzsche walter kaufmann see other formats. I have read nietzsche multiple times and kaufmann is a tremendous help in understanding some of the most misinterpreted issues nietzsche presents such as the death of god, the overman, eternal recurrence, and his great zarathustra. On truth and lies in a nonmoral sense friedrich nietzsche. Princeton, is best remembered for his translations of nietzsche, along. Ratnerrosenhagen described the book as a monumental study. Full text of the portable nietzsche walter kaufmann. Nietzsches best 8 books an ebook to search the spirit of friedrich nietzsche edited by bill chapko contents editor notes introduction to nietzsches life and writings the gay science ecce homo thus spoke zarathustra the dawn twilight of the idols the antichrist beyond good and evil genealogy of morals appendices a timeline biography. Kaufmanns writing is everything that nietzsches isnt, which is a blessing when it comes to clarity but kind of a downer in every other department.
Kaufmann first discusses the general crisis in modern philosophy, before focusing on the. The book, first published by princeton university press, was influential and is considered a classic study. His ideas are said to have influenced german attitudes in the third reich. The term is related to the french pulsion, which translates the freudian term triebe drive, but which klossowski uses only in. Basic writings of nietzsche modern library classics kindle edition by nietzsche, friedrich, peter gay, walter kaufmann. Kaufmann rehabilitated nietzsche nearly singlehandedly, presenting his works as one of the great achievements of western philosophy.
It was noted by nietzsche to be the most personal of. Nietzsche 1844 1900 nietzsches writings had a profound impact in the 20th century influencing a wide range of leading cultural figures from novelists and poets, playwrights, composers. The portable nietzsche includes kaufmanns definitive translations of the complete and unabridged texts of nietzsches four major works. Kaufmann delivers a great book to help understand some of nietzsches obscure works. Basic writings of nietzsche modern library classics. It is a nietzsche some what closer to the sober and scientific philosophy of the anglosaxon scene. Others, such as albert camus and arthur danto, argue that nietzsche was a nihilist. Walter kaufmanns exposition of nietzsches thought is so precise, allencompassing, and equitable that one almost cannot study nietzsche without reading it. And more than anyone else, kaufmann introduced nietzsches philosophy to the englishspeaking world and made it possible to take nietzsche seriously as a thinker something there wasnt always room to do in american intellectual circles. Nietzsche, friedrich 18441900 german philosopher and poet. And more than anyone else, kaufmann introduced nietzsches philosophy to the englishspeaking world and made it possible to take nietzsche seriously as a thinker something there wasnt always room to do in american intellectual circles without simplifying things too much, kaufmann. Kaufmann looks at nietzsches entire legacy and puts together a pretty straightforward, compelling presentation of his thought.
Slave and master morality by friedrich nietzsche the reading selection from beyond good and evil origin of aristocracy 257. And nietzsches long paragraphs have been broken into shorter units. Kaufmann manages to follow the development of nietzsches philosophy perfectly, from the beginning of nietzsches activity to its very end. A prolific author, he wrote extensively on a broad range of subjects, such as authenticity and death, moral philosophy and existentialism, theism and atheism, christianity and judaism, as well as philosophy and literature. He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. Thus spoke zarathustra translations friedrich nietzsche. Friedrich nietzsche on the genealogy of morals prologue 1 we dont know ourselves, we knowledgeable peoplewe are personally ignorant about ourselves. Walter arnold kaufmann july 1, 1921 september 4, 1980 was a germanamerican philosopher, translator, and poet. That was the most arrogant and mendacious minute of world. His the origin of the moral sensations was published in 1877. On the genealogy of morals friedrich nietzsche 1887. Without simplifying things too much, kaufmann saw nietzsche as something of an. In these references to nietzsche s earlier works the page numbers he gives in his text have been replaced with section numbers.
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