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Why I Am So Wise

By Friedrich Nietzsche
Translated by R. J. Hollingdale

By Friedrich Nietzsche
Translated by R. J. Hollingdale

By Friedrich Nietzsche
Translated by R. J. Hollingdale

By Friedrich Nietzsche
Translated by R. J. Hollingdale

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    About Why I Am So Wise

    Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them.

    Now, Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Penguin’s Great Ideas series features twelve groundbreaking works by some of history’s most prodigious thinkers, and each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-drive design that highlights the bookmaker’s art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped the world.

    One of the most iconoclastic thinkers of all time, Friedrich Nietzsche continues to challenge the boundaries of conventional religion and morality with his subversive theories of the ‘superman’, the individual will, the death of God and the triumph of an all-powerful human life force.

    About Why I Am So Wise

    Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them.

    Now, Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Penguin’s Great Ideas series features twelve groundbreaking works by some of history’s most prodigious thinkers, and each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-drive design that highlights the bookmaker’s art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped the world.

    One of the most iconoclastic thinkers of all time, Friedrich Nietzsche continues to challenge the boundaries of conventional religion and morality with his subversive theories of the ‘superman’, the individual will, the death of God and the triumph of an all-powerful human life force.

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    About Friedrich Nietzsche

    The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was born in Prussia in 1844. After the death of his father, a Lutheran minister, Nietzsche was raised from the age of five by his mother in a household of women. In 1869 he was appointed… More about Friedrich Nietzsche

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    Category: Philosophy | Literary Criticism

    Paperback | $12.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Sep 06, 2005 | 96 Pages | 4-3/8 x 7-1/8 | ISBN 9780143036340

    Category: Philosophy | Literary Criticism

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Penguin Books
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    Table Of Contents

    Why I am So Wise1. Ecce Homo
    How One Becomes What One Is

    Foreword
    Why I am so Wise
    Why I am So Clever
    Why I Write Such Good Books
    Why I am a Destiny

    2. Twilight of the Idols
    or How to Philosophize with a Hammer

    Maxims and Arrows
    The Four Great Errors
    The Hammer Speaks

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