Twilight of the Idols, Or, How to Philosophize With the Hammer [Paperback]

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0872203549 | ISBN-13: 978-0872203549

This book 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 and index included.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Friedrich Nietzsche; Translated by Richard Polt

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co (June 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872203549
• ISBN-13: 978-0872203549
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars buy a different translation, October 5, 2001

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"everynametaken" (Oshkosh, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twilight of the Idols Or, How to Philosophize With a Hammer (Hardcover)

For the sake of brevity, I will say merely that this translation was entirely successful in its aim to vulgarize Nietzsche's stylistic idiosyncracies for the sake of mass consumption. This is a beautiful book, and deserves a more sympathetic treatment. R.J. Hollingdale's translation is the best, but even Walter Kaufmann's is preferable to this one. It DOES matter!

10 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Praising Nietzsches attacks on humanity, March 18, 1999

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This review is from: Twilight of the Idols Or, How to Philosophize With a Hammer (Hardcover)

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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Book required for a class, February 11, 2011

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This review is from: Twilight of the Idols, Or, How to Philosophize With the Hammer (Paperback)

It was enlightening and fun to discuss in my philosophy class. It gave me a lot of things to think about in my own life.