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2.98 AVERAGE
2.98 AVERAGE
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"Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings" explains exactly what's inside this book. English is not my first language, and I'm not very good at it. So you can imagine how hard it was for me to read such a book, written by the one that can be said as the greatest mind of all time. Reading this book, I feel like I had the chance to peek what's inside his head, through the keyhole. It explained how he loved books, Wagner, anything French perhaps, and despised anything Germans I guess. This is the first philosophical book I have ever read, and after reading this I figured out that it is HARD to just sit and think about anything existentially. Man... I was like a little kid who just seen circus for the first time, amazed and confused at the same time
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I think this was a good introduction to Nietzsche! It cost me only a pound and it was very much worth it. This little book at times felt like it should have been called "Why I Hate Germany and Everything German" but that's just Nietzsche for you.
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'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?'
The last iconoclastic German philosopher Nietzsche wrote self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical essays from "Ecco Homo" before his descent into madness.
Friedrich Nietzsche is a tasty bite-size amount of nutrition. The general perception of him and his work is wildly inaccurate. One thinks of him as being very nationalistic, but he does not adore Germany or German culture, and although he is a fan of Wagner, there is much in his work that he does not value.
This short book consists of three sections: "Why I am So Wise," "Why I am So Clever," and "Why I Write Such Good Books." Which, by heading alone, shows off his understanding of humour.
Overall, I enjoyed this book especially reading a ride after another word of his, and I think it's pretty astonishing that this was his last work. He wanted to clarify how to proceed with his results. I would not recommend it to anyone, just those interested in Nietzsche in general.
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