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Twilight of the Idols or How to Philosophize With a Hammer (Oxford World's Classics)

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Title: Twilight of the Idols or How to Philosophize With a Hammer (Oxford World's Classics)
by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Duncan Large
ISBN: 0-19-283138-0
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pub. Date: May, 1998
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $10.95
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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: Clear translation of a powerful book
Comment: Polt's is an accessible, readable, but faithful translation of a powerful book that summarizes Nietzsche's main thoughts...

Rating: 2
Summary: buy a different translation
Comment: For the sake of brevity, I will say merely that this translation was entirely successful in its aim to vulgarize Nietzsche's stylistic idiosyncracies for the sake of mass consumption. This is a beautiful book, and deserves a more sympathetic treatment. R.J. Hollingdale's translation is the best, but even Walter Kaufmann's is preferable to this one. It DOES matter!

Rating: 3
Summary: A Philosophy of the Hammer
Comment: In this book, Nietzsche is concerned with bringing about the end of those idols that have the "feet of clay." Much has grown hollow in the light of modern discoveries, and the old idols must fall. We are not to worry too much about what shall replace them, because Nietzsche's hammer is impatient to speak. And new values need room before they can flourish, so it is out with traditional (mis)conceptions for Nietzsche.

This book is an interesting insight into Nietzsche's, if not the human, psyche. He reveals the insecurity that must stalk those who fancy to be significant people (are you really the ideal/person you represent to be, or just an actor?) This book is also the origin of the famous "what does not destroy me, makes me stronger" maxim. It's a terse and impressive statement, but it is clearly not always true. You may not come out stronger out an illness or a psychologically traumatic experience. Nietzsche overvalues hardness and overestimates the power of the subconsiouss to motivate our actions. As a short and insightful book, however, this is still a great read.

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