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Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits" by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a philosophical text written in the late 19th century. In this work, Nietzsche explores a range of topics related to human nature, morality, and the liberation of the spirit, aiming to challenge conventional beliefs while encouraging independent thought. The book is aimed at fostering a new kind of "free spirit," one unbound by traditional ethical constraints and dogmas. The opening of the book presents Nietzsche reflecting on his journey as a thinker, expressing a deep distrust of established morals and ethics. He introduces the concept of "free spirits," which he defines as individuals who have emancipated themselves from traditional values and are open to exploring life without the burdens of conventional judgment. Through personal anecdotes and philosophical musings, Nietzsche describes the complex emotional and psychological landscape that one must navigate to achieve this liberation. He emphasizes the necessity of undergoing a transformative experience-often involving pain and solitude-in order to attain genuine self-awareness and freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Gary Rees, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
- See also eBook #51935 (Part I) and #37841 (Part II, from a different translator. These are based on a later edition with additional content. For more information about this title, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human,_All_Too_Human
- Release date is 2011-11-26
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