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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
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A book that makes the reader work hard to obtain meaning from it. The question is then if it is worth the work.
I kept being visited by the question of what a modern day Nietzsche would be like and frankly I'd probably avoid his podcast.
I kept being visited by the question of what a modern day Nietzsche would be like and frankly I'd probably avoid his podcast.
challenging
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challenging
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incredibly narcissistic but also incredibly insightful at points. very annnoying when it is preachy and engaged in intellectual worship, but also very interesting when it engages in genuine introspection. as is always the case with nietzsche, written beautifully.
i think nobody can agree with this book entirely (it would be alarming if they did), but everyone will get something out of it. very important to read, even if just to test your own skepticism.
michael sugrue said that nietzsche's conception of an ubermensch leads one to believe that he is not truly a part of the 'supermen', but instead gives one the impression that he is engaged in such worship because he desperately wants to be classified in this higher class; which i think sums it up perfectly.
i think nobody can agree with this book entirely (it would be alarming if they did), but everyone will get something out of it. very important to read, even if just to test your own skepticism.
michael sugrue said that nietzsche's conception of an ubermensch leads one to believe that he is not truly a part of the 'supermen', but instead gives one the impression that he is engaged in such worship because he desperately wants to be classified in this higher class; which i think sums it up perfectly.
plagiarism of biblical tone/style for antireligious effect
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*tips fedora* m'lady
neckbeard
"God is dead; man is now God. Checkmate."
There, I've saved you a step; you now have the whole novel in under thirty words.
r/atheism
*tips fedora* m'lady
neckbeard
"God is dead; man is now God. Checkmate."
There, I've saved you a step; you now have the whole novel in under thirty words.
I'm sorry. The old God(s) can't come to the phone right now. Why? Oh, cause they're dead.
Wonderful read and so greatly misinterpreted, it's beyond regrettable that the concepts in this book have been so tarnished by propaganda.
Wonderful read and so greatly misinterpreted, it's beyond regrettable that the concepts in this book have been so tarnished by propaganda.
This book is a classic and I’ve been trying to read more classics lately in addition to my usual reads so I picked this up. I’ve actually been meaning to read this for quite some time now anyway.
Dear lord I’m so happy this was a short read. This might be one of the most boring books I’ve ever read. I listened to the audio book version and I’m happy I did because if I had tried to read the physical copy I would have never finished. I payed attention to the book. I really did. But almost none of it stuck with me. I left the review til the day after I read it because I wanted to see exactly how much of this I would remember. Here it is:
1. God is dead and heaven and hell don’t exist.
2. Seeking vengeance is bad.
3. Good and evil don’t exist.
4. Priests are not moral and only got into religion because they are trying to hide something wrong with them.
5. Something about the “super man” being the ideal man.
6. Cripples shouldn’t have their afflictions cured because that’s what gives them character.
It also annoyed me how the end of every chapter was “Thus Spoken Zarathustra”. That’s the title of the book. A book about speeches and monologues that Zarathustra gave. I know he’s the one that spoke it.
I guess I’m happy I read this but I honestly don’t recommend this. There are so many better philosophy books out there.
Also a minor complaint about the audiobook format. It would a) explain each chapter before the chapter was read (I’m not stupid I could have figured that out on my own) and b) played random unnecessary music between some of the chapters. The book would have been a good 10 minutes shorter without that. I want to hear the book, not music.
Dear lord I’m so happy this was a short read. This might be one of the most boring books I’ve ever read. I listened to the audio book version and I’m happy I did because if I had tried to read the physical copy I would have never finished. I payed attention to the book. I really did. But almost none of it stuck with me. I left the review til the day after I read it because I wanted to see exactly how much of this I would remember. Here it is:
1. God is dead and heaven and hell don’t exist.
2. Seeking vengeance is bad.
3. Good and evil don’t exist.
4. Priests are not moral and only got into religion because they are trying to hide something wrong with them.
5. Something about the “super man” being the ideal man.
6. Cripples shouldn’t have their afflictions cured because that’s what gives them character.
It also annoyed me how the end of every chapter was “Thus Spoken Zarathustra”. That’s the title of the book. A book about speeches and monologues that Zarathustra gave. I know he’s the one that spoke it.
I guess I’m happy I read this but I honestly don’t recommend this. There are so many better philosophy books out there.
Also a minor complaint about the audiobook format. It would a) explain each chapter before the chapter was read (I’m not stupid I could have figured that out on my own) and b) played random unnecessary music between some of the chapters. The book would have been a good 10 minutes shorter without that. I want to hear the book, not music.
medium-paced
challenging
reflective
slow-paced