The Will to Power 1st Edition

by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author), Walter Kaufmann (Editor, Translator), R. J. Hollingdale (Translator)

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Represents a selection from Nietzche's notebooks to find out what he wrote on nihilism, art, morality, religion, and the theory of knowledge, among others.

Nietzsche's notebooks, kept by him during his most productive years, offer a fascinating glimpse into the workshop and mind of a great thinker, and compare favorably with the notebooks of Gide and Kafka, Camus and Wittgenstein. The Will to Power, compiled from the notebooks, is one of the most famous boooks of the philosophy. Here is the first critical edition in any language.
Down through the Nazi period The Will to Power was often mistakenly considered to be Nietzche's crowning systematic labor; since World War II it has frequently been denigrated. In fact, it represents a stunning selection from Nietzsche's notebooks, in a a topical arrangement that enables the reader to find what Nietzsche's wrote on a variety of subjects.
Walter Kaufmann, in collaboration with R. J. Holilngdale, brings to this volume his unsurpassed skills as a Nietzsche translator and scholar. Professor Kaufmann has included an approximate date of each note. His running footnote commentary offers information needed to follow Nietzsche's train of thought, and indicates, among other things, which notes were eventually superseded by later formulations. The comprehensive index serves to guide the reader to the extraordinary riches of this book.

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Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Vintage; 1st edition (August 12, 1968)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0394704371
ISBN-13: 978-0394704371
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 8 inches
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A raw, passionate,superior interpretation of life.

ByAnhur-Shuon March 6, 2000

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The first thing to understand is that The Will to Power is not Nietzsche's magnum opus. It is a collection of his unpublished writings from the 1880's, collected by his sister and published under the title The Will to Power. I've studied Nietzsche for over two and half years now, extensively reading and comparing his works, specifically from The Gay Science on to The Will to Power. Those who say that this work presents ideas that contradict his published works are wrong. Nietzsche certainly does elaborate on certain concepts that are not introduced in detail in his published works. But this is to be expected. Being his notes, one can expect that these passages,aphorisms, quotes, and notes are rather unpolished and therefore lack the kind of sophisticated poetical style that characterizes his published work. However attempts to refute these notes as mere propaganda perpetuated by his sister is simply ludicrous. Certain concepts such as nihilism, breeding, the will to power, and the eternal recurrence are covered more. The writings do not usually go into great detail, and are often ambiguous, but this is what one should expect from one's notes. However you will not find ideas in this book that are really different from those in his published works. There have been two main errors that have been perpetuated upon this book. First, some take this as his magnum opus and therefore overlook his other writings, however others ignore this book and pass it off as propaganda that represented his sister's agenda. Most scholars of Nietzsche agree that this work is very important as long as one also reads his published works. From my studies,I have come to believe that this work merely represents ideas and passages that were not fully worked out, ideas that were still in process of being elaborated, and even ideas that were perhaps too extreme to put in his published writings. One must remember that Nietzsche was criticized over the extreme content of his published writings, and he probably knew that some of his material should be kept unpublished. However his most extreme ideas such as the glorification of war and conflict, his hypothesis of the will to power as the basic essence of life, his defense of aristocracy as a superior form of government, hatred of christianity and other institutions that preserve christian moral ideals,i.e.,democracy, socialism, his praise of master morality and the virtues associated with it..pride,domination,violence,cruelty,hardness,are all put forth in his published works as well, especially in Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, Ecce Homo, the Antichrist, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. So if you have enough intelligence to read all of his works and comparatively study them and look beyond the mere raw form of these passages, you will find many notes and aphorisms that elaborate on the detailed work already put forth in his published writings.

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A godless beautiful affirmation of life!

ByBrianon March 12, 2000

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This book changed my life. Philosophy has always interested me, but it has always seemed that most philosophical systems were so dry and abstract to be devoid of any real implications to one's life. This book, I dare say, is more pratical, but not in a common everyday sense of that term. I would say this work is mystical, for lack of a better word. This is a collection of notes by a man, who not only interpreted the world in a unique way, but really felt it. To Nietzsche this was not just some various thought experiments. This work and his other works, particular his later material, are an attempt to provide a new worldview, a new way to interpret life that is almost the complete opposite of the traditional worldviews that have dominated the world, such as christianity, judaism, buddhism, i.e. the philosophies of world renunciation and the ascetic ideal. Nietzsche reveals how the world really is, not some ideal of the world, namely that the world is violent, chaotic, without any kind of teology. He then proceeds to affirm this world, otherwise affirming life for those very characteristics that had led others to deny it. The ultimate value by which all is measured in his works, particular in this work, is power. Life is seen as the will to power. In other words, life's essence is the drive, impulse to grow, to conquer, to dominate, and accumulate force, to increase and grow in every possible way, phsyically, mentally, and spiritual (remembering that all these are all still physiology to Nietzsche). ONe of the best ideas can be found when he contrasts the Dionysian worldview with the christian worldview, namely Dionysus vs. The Crucified. He says that the christian sees suffering as a means to an end, as necessary to attain holiness and heaven. The disciple of Dionysus however sees existence as holy enough to justify a monstrous amount of suffering. I often feel a mystical state of being, or as Nietzsche would say, intoxication, upon reading this book. NOthing has every touched me so closely, so personally, so intensely as this work. Do yourself a favor, if you are brave enough, and hard enough, and desire a alternative to the degenerate ascetic philosophies that dominate today, pick this up and revel in its utter tragic beauty.

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Obviously, Mr. Strohm, in his absurd repudiation of Nietzsche's "will to power", failed to recognize the true meaning of "power" as N conceived it. Power, to N, is not political or physical; it has nothing to do with how "power is gained in human society". N himself declared that the desire to have power over others is itself a form of weakness, insofar as it serves as an escape to overcome oneself, which is true power. N even declares that the ascetic, who turns his back to society and "social power", represents one of the highest manifestations of the will to power. The will to power is about self-realization, overcoming the passions, creating [internal] order out of chaos, mastering one's fate; it is most certainly not about political power. Mr. Strohm's "glaring stupidity" concerning one of the greatest and most individualistic philosophic conceptions, leads one to conclude that even well-read "know-it-alls" fall embarrassingly short of N's persistent concern: "Please do not misunderstand me!"

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The Will to Power book is better than Prozac and Zoloft

ByElvira G. Cruzon March 21, 2007

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This book is a better anti-depressant and energizer than any antidepressant in the market. This book will give you more physical and mental strength than any visit to your therapist, any prozac and zoloft. I say this because i suffer from depression and low self esteem, and any time i read this book, it makes me want to lift weights and do something great. So if you feel low, and want to overcome your low self esteem, try to read this book. This book is so great that i have read it 9 times already :-)

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This is an excellent collection of Nietzsche's notes.

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Could not get into it. A friend recommended it to me but if I can't get interested in the first chapter.....I'm out.

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To give rhyme to the bullets of wisdom in this edition, I found if I had read the appendix "Contempary" in the appendix section,first, I would have been miles ahead.Read more

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In depth analysis of physiology of mankind.

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Just great!

Maybe is one of the best books I have ever read. In this book, Nietzche encourage you to be a strong man and not be mediocre, as much strong as you can, in a battle of morals.

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