{"product_id":"philosophy-and-truth-paperback","title":"Philosophy and Truth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFriedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophy and Truth offers the first English translation of six unpublished theoretical studies (sometimes referred to as Nietzsche's \"Philosopher's Book\") written just after the publication of The Birth of Tragedy and simultaneously with Untimely Meditations. In addition to the texts themselves, which probe epistemological problems on philosophy's relation to art and culture, this book contains a lengthy introduction that provides the biographical and philological information necessary for understanding these often fragmentary texts. The introduction also includes a helpful discussion of Nietzsche's early views concerning culture, knowledge, philosophy, and the Greeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE\u003c\/b\u003e was born on October 15, 1844, to the family of a Protestant minister in the town of Röcken, which is located in the Saxony-Anhalt region of what is now eastern Germany. After studing philosophy in Bonn and Leipzig, Nietzsche became a professor at the University of Basel, Switzerland, in 1869. Later he opted to become a Swiss citizen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile working in Switzerland, he published his first book, a literary work titled \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music\u003c\/i\u003e. This volume was produced during Nietzsche's friendship with the composer Richard Wagner, though only a few years would pass before the two would part ways as a result of personal and intellectual differences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn failing health and unable to devote himself full time to both teaching and independent writing, Nietzsche chose to resign his university position. During the next decade he wrote such works as \u003ci\u003eThus Spake Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e (most of which appeared in 1883), \u003ci\u003eBeyond Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e (1886), \u003ci\u003eGenealogy of Morals \u003c\/i\u003e(1887), \u003ci\u003eTwilight of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), \u003ci\u003eAntichrist\u003c\/i\u003e (1888), and\u003ci\u003e Ecce Homo\u003c\/i\u003e (1888). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis collapse while in Turin, Italy, in early 1899, would prove the beginning of a long and arduous struggle with ill health and insanity. Nietzsche died in the care of his family in Weimar on August 25, 1900, just a few weeks prior to his fifty-sixth birthday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNietzsche advocated the view that all humankind should reject otherworldliness and instead rely on its own creative potential to discover values that best serve the social good. His infamous \"superman\" or \"overman\" is one who has recognized how to channel individual passions in the direction of creative outlets. In rejecting the morality of the masses, Nietzsche celebrates the pursuit of classical virtues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Breazeale\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the University of Kentucky. He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eFichte: Historical Contexts\/Contemporary Controversies\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.98 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426787213490,"sku":"9781573925327","price":57.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8674b989350fe048bcba816359299479.webp?v=1778517283","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/philosophy-and-truth-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}