Books by Walter Kaufmann (translator)
“You mentioned that Beyond Good and Evil is a good one to dip into for people who are new to Nietzsche books, because it provides a good overview to his thoughts? Yes, I think that’s right. It touches on almost all Nietzsche’s central concerns – on truth, on the nature of philosophy, on morality, on what’s wrong with morality, will to power…in the first chapter of the book…Nietzsche tells us that the great philosophers are basically fakers when they tell you that they arrived at their views because there were good rational arguments in support of them. That’s nonsense, says Nietzsche. Great philosophers, he thinks, are driven by a particular moral or ethical vision. Their philosophy is really a post-hoc rationalisation for the values they want to promote.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Walter Kaufmann (translator) were recommended
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Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography
by Rüdiger Safranski & translator Shelley Frisch -
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Nietzsche on Truth and Philosophy
by Maudemarie Clark -
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Nietzsche’s System
by John Richardson -
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Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche & Walter Kaufmann (translator) -
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On the Genealogy of Morality
by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Best Nietzsche Books, recommended by Brian Leiter
The Best Nietzsche Books, recommended by Brian Leiter
Relativist, atheist, existentialist, Nazi. All have been said of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, some with more reason than others. We asked Nietzsche expert Brian Leiter to explain the appeal of the controversial philosopher and recommend books to get started with to understand him and his work.
The best books on Continental Philosophy, recommended by Simon Critchley
What is the nature of human existence in the world? What should philosophy be concerned with as a discipline? Philosopher Simon Critchley introduces us to the landscape of continental philosophy.
