Götzen-Dämmerung by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

"Götzen-Dämmerung" by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a book written in 1888 and published in 1889. In this fierce philosophical work, Nietzsche launches a radical attack on cultural idols and philosophical traditions. He criticizes German, French, English, and Italian culture as decadent, while championing figures like Caesar and Napoleon as stronger types. The book takes particular aim at Socrates and his rational philosophy, arguing that reason opposes instinct and vitality. Nietzsche presents his project of revaluing all values and declares war on what he sees as life-denying philosophies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900
Title Götzen-Dämmerung
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_of_the_Idols
Credits This text has been derived from HTML files at "Projekt Gutenberg DE"
Reading Level Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language German
LoC Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject Philosophy, German
Category Text
eBook-No. 7203
Release Date
Last Update Dec 30, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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