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Twilight of the Idols

Friedrich Nietzsche

1997·96 pages·Nonfiction

Literary Fiction Science & Mind

classics essays

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 Introduction by Strong makes this an outstanding edition.

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Twilight of the Idols

Friedrich Nietzsche

Year

1997

Pages

96

Type

Nonfiction

Literary Fiction Science & Mind

Tags

classics essays

Description

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 Introduction by Strong makes this an outstanding edition.

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