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Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for None and All is a philosophical novel written by Friedrich Nietzsche that was published in four volumes between 1883 and 1885.Considered one of the most peculiar works in the Western philosophical tradition, Thus Spoke Zarathustra follows a mock-gospel style that conveys the sayings and doings of the title character as he attempts to spread his message to ...
Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a foundational work of Western literature and is widely considered to be Friedrich Nietzsche’s masterpiece. It includes the German philosopher’s famous discussion of the phrase ‘God is dead’ as well as his concept of the Superman. Nietzsche delineates his Will to Power theory and devotes pages to critiquing ...
Zarathustra, a 30-year-old sage and prophet, has retreated into the mountains.After 10 years of solitude, he emerges from his cave, wanting to descend to humanity in order to bestow his wisdom. He ventures down the mountain into a forest, where he’s surprised to encounter an old saint who doesn’t yet know that “God is dead.”. Arriving at a town, Zarathustra addresses the people who are ...
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Two of Nietzsche’s biggest influences were the German philosopher Schopenhauer and the scientific theory of evolution. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), like Nietzsche, espoused atheism; however, Nietzsche’s rejection of Schopenhauer’s philosophical pessimism is evident in Thus Spoke Zarathustra.Furthermore, even though Nietzsche may not have studied or agreed with every element of ...
'Enigmatic, vatic, emphatic, passionate . . . Nietzsche's works together make a unique statement in the literature of European ideas' A. C. GraylingNietzsche was one of the most revolutionary thinkers in Western philosophy, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra remains his most influential work. It describes how the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from his solitude in the mountains to tell ...
1. I now wish to relate the history of Zarathustra. The fundamental idea of the work, the Eternal Recurrence, the highest formula of a life affirmation that can ever be attained was first ...
