Twilight of the Idols

by Friedrich Nietzsche

Book Overview

Twilight of the Idols presents a vivid, compressed overview of many of Nietzsche's mature ideas, including his attack on Plato's Socrates and on the Platonic legacy in Western philosophy and culture. Polt provides a trustworthy rendering of Nietzsche's text in contemporary American English, complete with notes prepared by the translator and Tracy Strong. An authoritative Introduction by Strong makes this an outstanding edition. Select Bibliography...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872203549
• ISBN13: 9780872203549
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Praising Nietzsches attacks on humanity

ALtough this isn't the best or most sophisticated work Nietzsche has to offer, it certainly is worth reading for anyone interested in his life and works. It is some kind of summary of everything he has said in his previous books. Christianity, morals, Kant.. it's all in here. His last attempt to show the world what it's all about, just before he went insane. My favorite part are the first couple of pages where statements can be found like "Is man just a mistake of God, or is God just a mistake of man?". Absolutely recommended for anyone whose interested in philosephy in general and Nietzsche particulary.