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Nietzsche: Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) (original 1885; edition 2006)

by Friedrich Nietzsche, Robert Pippin (Editor), Adrian Del Caro (Translator)

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Thus Spake Zarathustra is an important philosophical text by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In it he begins his exploration of morality, questioning the assumption of Christianity or Judaism as a basis for morality. He wrote about the "death of God" and the "Ă?bermensch" (superhuman) who would have supreme morality. Ironically, Nietzsche mimics the style of the Bible, fictionalizing Zarathustra as his protagonist.… (more)

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Title:Nietzsche: Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
Authors:Friedrich Nietzsche
Other authors:Robert Pippin (Editor), Adrian Del Caro (Translator)
Info:Cambridge University Press (2006), Paperback, 316 pages
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche (1885)

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Super weird, abstract, and spiritual. A fever dream. Worth it but one ought to just read a religious text instead. ( )
  trrpatton | Mar 20, 2024 |
When you look at Nietzsche two things become apparent.

First that there is stigma associated with him as an author and thinker because Nazis and other radical movements used some of his statements to justify their own philosophy (accent here is on "some" never "all"). Whenever you try to quote him or use him in argument opposition is usually taking stand as "again them radicals". This is so unjust that it makes me very sad. Only thing I can say read his books, you will be positively surprised.

Second thing is that he was writing about his own world and events taking place in it that are not that different from own - masses following politician's hungry for power, various guru's and religious like layman movements that constantly speak about futility of life, how it would be better to just leave this world - but nobody of these same people is willing to lead by example - city's growing ever so big and cynic city dwellers, pompous press that wants to impress their own views on everyone, ever present talks about humanity's imminent demise..... you name it they got it 130 years back with only one small difference - they weren't bombarded by everyone's opinion on everything 24 hours a day. They had some breathing space.

So it is very easy to draw parallels and grasp the message of this book. Only drawback might be archaic writing style but even that obstacles is made much smaller by a very good translation of this edition.

Message of the book is very simple - we always need to strive to overcome ourselves, to better ourselves. We need to move beyond existing human condition by first stopping to rely on external forces as guides and rule makers (which are essentially our own forces but projected outwards back to ourselves) followed by full reliance on ourselves, only then, set free from the invisible chains of our own psyche, we can embrace life, enjoy life with all the bad and good things and actually live it, listen to others, understand and help them but not out of pity or because of various i-am-victim-syndromes but because we want to and it is a thing to do. Do note that this goal (Overhuman) is nothing defined, it is always goal that is near but never within our grasp. Eternal goal to strive but never reach - but again, goal is of no importance, most important thing is the actual voyage.

Excellent book, highly recommended although do note that style (especially in Fourth part) might be difficult to follow. This is not your standard book of philosophy but more like philosophical novel and it takes concentration to finish it. ( )
  Zare | Jan 23, 2024 |
If it's not a satire of religion, then I didn't understand it. Parts were stunning, parts were funny and it was all thought provoking.

I think this is one of those books that has to be read in small bits more than once. I am glad that I made the decision to plow through it this time and revisit it later. ( )
  rabbit-stew | Dec 31, 2023 |
DNF at ~30%. I tried reading three different translations, each with a different feel to the writing, just couldn’t get into it or take away anything from basically any chapter except the beginning. It’s a shame, I generally enjoy reading Nietzsche. ( )
  kylecarroll | Jul 15, 2023 |
I wasn't sure what I was expecting but it wasn't that. I couldn't stop thinking that he was writing this while picking up silk underwear for Cosima Wagner on Richard Wagner's orders. People simp for this dude? So much stolen from Schopenhauer which he in turn has stolen from Mainlander. Also Calvinism? I feel like that's the real problem here. I feel terrible for him, like. To be that miserable and that filled with self loathing and not even have anything pretty to look at in return. It's kind of a weird sad bad Blake, a weird sad bad Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer hated this book so props to him for that. If I was 12 and read this I'd probably turn into a school shooter too. ( )
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Acosta, Luis A.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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If there are any persons who contest a received opinion...let us thank them for it, open our minds to listen to them, and rejoice that there is someone to do for us what we otherwise ought, if we have any regard for either the certainty or the vitality of our convictions, to do with much greater labor for ourselves.
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When Zarathustra was thirty years old he left his home and the lake and went into the mountains.
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But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!
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Thus Spake Zarathustra is an important philosophical text by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In it he begins his exploration of morality, questioning the assumption of Christianity or Judaism as a basis for morality. He wrote about the "death of God" and the "Ă?bermensch" (superhuman) who would have supreme morality. Ironically, Nietzsche mimics the style of the Bible, fictionalizing Zarathustra as his protagonist.

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Zarathustra è un mito grandioso, in cui Nietzsche proietta, in un continuo alternarsi di allegoria e realtà, tutto il suo mondo interiore. La visione dell’uomo che emerge da queste pagine è del tutto inconsueta e rivoluzionaria: la razionalità cessa di essere l’unico criterio valido della conoscenza, l’arte non coincide più con l’ideale della purezza formale e la morale sfugge agli schemi borghesi. Zarathustra è l’uomo rappresentato come confine, la persona che sta dietro la passione e la musica delle parole. Una persona nata da Nietzsche stesso, ancor più nascosto dietro la sua opera, nelle pieghe di una scrittura che è anche una maschera, una forma di seduzione nella quale i pensieri scorrono in figure danzanti e la verità si dissolve in verità molteplici.
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Man's a bridge between
Animal and superman.
I've a big moustache.

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God is dead. Now what?
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