Frederich Nietzsche: Knowledge Products (Giants of Philosophy) (Library Edition) (Audio CD)

by Charleton Heston (Narrator) Professor Richard Schacht (Author)

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Near the end of the nineteenth century, Friedrich Nietzsche boldly announced that God is dead. There are no absolute truths, he said; the only reality is this world of life and death, conflict and change, creation and destruction. For centuries, religious ideas had given meaning to life in the western world; but with their collapse, humanity faced a grave crisis of nihilism and despair.

Nietzsche proposed to replace restrictive traditional morals with the idea of humans as creative beings whose energy, strength and intelligence enable them to give purpose and meaning to their lives. He rejected democratic ideals, believing that they ignore human differences and that conflict and creative competition are essential to life’s development.

His own creative work has exercised a powerful influence on the development of literature since his day.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Knowledge Products; Unabridged edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786169370
• ISBN-13: 978-0786169375
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,050,540 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good intro. to Nietzsche, and interesting to those familiar-, April 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nietzsche (Audio Cassette)

I enjoy the two tape set very much. Often times, listening to spoken words has a different effect than reading them. I wake up to Nietzsche's reflections in the morning, by using these tapes in my clock/radio tape player.

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good intro. to Nietzsche, and interesting to those familiar-, April 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nietzsche (Audio Cassette)

I enjoy the two tape set very much. Often time, listening to spoken words has a different effect than reading them. I wake up to Nietzsche's reflections in the morning, by using these tapes in my clock/radio tape player.