Cover of Human, All-Too-Human: A Book for Free Spirits, Part 1

Human, All-Too-Human: A Book for Free Spirits, Part 1

Complete Works, Volume Six

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Introduction by J. M. Kennedy · Edited by Oscar Levy · Translated by Helen Zimmern

"Human, All-Too-Human: A Book for Free Spirits, Part 1" by Friedrich Nietzsche is a philosophical work published in 1878. Breaking from his earlier essay style, Nietzsche presents 638 aphorisms exploring metaphysics, morality, and religious life in short, incisive paragraphs. Written during his split from composer Richard Wagner and originally dedicated to Voltaire, this work marks Nietzsche's turn toward French Enlightenment thinking. Through cynical observations and historical consciousness, he challenges conventional Christian morality and plants seeds for concepts central to his later philosophy.

Summary written by Project Gutenberg, by machine.

Language
English
On Project Gutenberg since
2 May 2016
Read in the last 30 days
3,221 times at Project Gutenberg

Listen to it

More by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

See all: More by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Subjects and shelves