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Title: Twilight of the Idols and the Anti Christ by R.J. Hollingdale, R. J. Hollingdale, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ISBN: 0-14-044514-5 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: March, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not as Interesting as Mencken's "Antichrist" Translation
Comment: Hollingdale's translation of "Twilight of the Idols" and "The Antichrist" is a standard in the classroom. H.L. Mencken, who wrote what I believe was the first American study of Nietzsche in 1908, also translated "The Antichrist" (Mencken's title is "The Anti-Christ") in 1917. I cannot say which of the two translations is the more "accurate." But I can say that Mencken's recently re-issued translation (see Amazon.com listing) is the more interesting and compelling read of the two, and definitely deserves a look.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Test of Western Civilization
Comment: The two books nicely translated by Hollingdale are among Nietzsche's last four books. The other two being "Ecce Homo" and "The Case of Wagner." But it is this volume that presents Nietzsche's most blatant challenge to the foundations of Western thought, namely, rationalism and Christian values of love, hope, faith, and compassion. Nietzsche is in his most strident in "The Anti-Christ." He clearly saw himself as a world-transforming figure, who was to supplant the figure of Jesus, as he is presented in the Bible.
"The Anti-Christ" poses a difficult challenge to the critic. What aspect of the book is the most important one? By Nietzsche's own account, it is his desire to revaluate all values. If that is the ultimate goal of the book, then Nietzsche fails rather miserabley, as his version of new values offers little more than ruthlessness and principled denial of anything that stands in the way of raging power. However, if viewed as historical criticism, "The Anti-Christ" stand up as an interesting and, at times, insightful, read. Nietzsche continues to probe the psychological depth of the human soul, just as he did in the "Twilight of the Idols."
All in all, this is a must read for any student of philosophy, history, or politics. And here you will see an insightful philosopher and a literary master who, scandalized by the imiplications of Darwin's theory of evolution, constructed a nightmarish visions that would be used and misused by his pseudo-disciples, including the Nazis, to justify cruelty and absurdity. Of all 19th century philosophers, Nietzsche has the greatest impact on the intellectual developments in the humanities in continetal Europe. These two books will give you a taste of the strident and uncompromising genius, tortured by narrow-mindedness and abusrdities of the world, as well as by the bitterness that comes for the total lack of recognition.
Rating: 5
Summary: God is not Dead-- He just smells funny....
Comment: These books are not for the light minded, or the closed minded... or for the severly openminded. they are for those who are ready to get on a bull of philosophy that just might throw you to the mat. But, having said that, it is a great read, and could very well be better for you 'in the long run'.
Not recommended for children or republicans.
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Title: Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche ISBN: 0486406636 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 16 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $3.50 |
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Title: Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-Knowledge by Arthur Osborne ISBN: 0877280711 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: July, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Gay Science : With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs by Walter Kaufmann, Friedrich Nietzsche ISBN: 0394719859 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 January, 1974 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: My Wicked, Wicked Ways by Errol Flynn, Jeffrey Meyers ISBN: 0815412509 Publisher: Cooper Square Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Rational Mysticism: Dispatches from the Border Between Science and Spirituality by John Horgan ISBN: 0618060278 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 22 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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