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Nietzsche: Philosophy in an Hour

By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Philosophy for busy people. Listen to a succinct account of the philosophy of Nietzsche in just one hour.

Philosophy has always been dangerous for philosophers; Friedrich Nietzsche made it dangerous for everyone. His ideas presaged a collective madness which was to ravage Europe throughout the first half of the 20th century, drawing a chilling parallel with the insanity that gripped Nietzsche towards the end of his life. His philosophy is one of aphorisms and penetrating psychological insights, his major concept being the Will to Power - a notion that he saw as the basic impulse for all our acts. Viewing Christianity as a subtle perversion of this concept Nietzsche is famous for his pronouncement that ‘God is dead’.

This audiobook is an expert account of Nietzsche’s life and philosophical ideas - entertainingly written - and is above all easy listening. Also included are selections from Nietzsche’s work, suggested further reading, and chronologies that place Nietzsche in the context of the broader scheme of philosophy.

©2012 Paul Strathern (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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More historical than philosophic

interesting enough coverage of his life and a few insights into his views, a decent starting place. I probably needed more background knowledge on dionysis or other philosophers to fully grasp some of the meaning. great language, interesting dude #growthemo

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trash, doesn't tell you anything

it's can be summarised as, Nazis are bad, neitzche life, neitzche is crazy, some quotes, end. doesn't actually explain to you what his philosophy was

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Where’s the Philosophy?

An hour is not long to discuss the philosophy of Nietzsche, which makes this author’s decision to devote a significant amount of time to Nietzsche’s love life and politics all the more puzzling.

Jonathan Keeble’s narration is exceptional as always, but even he can’t save this tragedy from miscarriage.

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