Book Description

"Human, All Too Human" marks a significant shift in Nietzsche's thought toward a more naturalistic and skeptical perspective. In this work, he adopts a more critical stance toward metaphysics and religion, exploring the psychological and cultural origins of human beliefs and values. This book is characterized by its aphoristic style and sharp wit, as Nietzsche dissects the follies and contradictions of human behavior. This is one of his largest works, spanning hundreds of topics and figures including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Luther, Melanchthon, Darwin, Voltaire, Rousseau, Leibniz, Diogenes, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne, Pascal, Jean Paul, Hume, Locke, Jean-Jacques, Emerson, Carlyle, Pascal, Bismarck and Schopenhauer. The original 1878 release was printed by Ernst Schmeitzner in Chemnitz, Germany. In 1879, "Assorted Opinions and Maxims" was added as a supplement, and in 1880, "The Wanderer and His Shadow" followed, completing what is often referred to as the first part of "Human, All Too Human." The combined works were later republished in a single volume in 1886, and this new translation is based off of that work. This new translation from the original German, Latin and Greek manuscript contains a new Afterword by the translator, a timeline of Nietzsche's life and works, an index with descriptions of his core concepts and summaries of his complete body of works. This translation is designed to allow the armchair philosopher to engage deeply with Nietzsche's works without having to be a full-time Academic. The language is modern and clean, with simplified sentence structures and diction to make Nietzsche's complex language and arguments as accessible as possible. This Reader's Edition also contains extra material that amplifies the manuscript with autobiographical, historical and linguistic context. This provides the reader a holistic view of this very enigmatic philosopher as both an introduction and an exploration of Nietzsche's works; from his general understanding of his philosophic project to an exploration of the depths of his metaphysics and unique contributions. This edition contains: • • An Afterword by the Translator on the history, impact and intellectual legacy of Nietzsche • Translation notes on the original German, Latin and Greek manuscript • An index of Philosophical concepts used by Nietzsche with a focus on Existentialism and Phenomenology • A chronological list of Nietzsche's entire body of works • A detailed timeline of Nietzsche's life and works