Thoughts out of Season, Part I by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

"Thoughts out of Season, Part I" by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is an essay written in 1873. In this provocative work, Nietzsche launches a scathing attack on David Strauss and his widely-read book as emblems of contemporary German cultural degeneracy. He denounces Strauss as a "Philistine of pseudo-culture," critiquing both his ideas and his writing with biting humor. This essay marks the beginning of Nietzsche's distinctive polemical style, setting the stage for his broader cultural diagnosis of modern Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900
Editor Levy, Oscar, 1867-1946
Translator Ludovici, Anthony M. (Anthony Mario), 1882-1971
Title Thoughts out of Season, Part I
David Strauss, the Confessor and the Writer - Richard Wagner in Bayreuth.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untimely_Meditations
Credits Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 43.6 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Subject Strauss, David Friedrich, 1808-1874
Category Text
eBook-No. 51710
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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