The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche

The Gay Science

Friedrich Nietzsche with Thomas Common (Translator)

206 pages first pub 1882 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy reflective slow-paced
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The Gay Science is usually placed within Nietzsche's middle period, during which his work extolled the merits of science, skepticism, and intellectual discipline as routes to mental freedom. The affirmation of the Proven al tradition (invoked thro...

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reflective 80%
challenging 70%
inspiring 54%
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hopeful 22%
dark 16%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
funny 12%
lighthearted 12%
mysterious 9%
relaxing 6%
tense 6%

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fast 12%

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