Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", written in the years 1883 to 1885, is a pretty unusual book in the history of Western philosophy. It is not really a novel, it is not really poetry, nor is it a traditional philosophical treatise. "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" is a philosophical parable that follows the wanderings of a character called Zarathustra, a Nietzschean prophet.

The piece is filled with irony and no more so than in the naming of its hero, Zarathustra. The historical Zarathustra is believed to be the founder of the ancient monotheistic tradition Zoroastrianism, which articulates a Manichean, 'good vs. evil' view of the world. Traditional Zoroastrianism sees good and evil as fundamental aspects of reality, beyond interpretation or human discourse. Nietzsche's perspective, and that of his protagonist Zarathustra, is the opposite of Zoroastrianism; this is meant as a kind of ironic joke.

Nietzsche's underlying argument is that all human values are created by humans, rather than gods, or nature, or some underlying fundamental reality. 
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", written in the years 1883 to 1885, is a pretty unusual book in the history of Western philosophy. It is not really a novel, it is not really poetry, nor is it a traditional philosophical treatise. "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" is a philosophical parable that follows the wanderings of a character called Zarathustra, a Nietzschean prophet.

The piece is filled with irony and no more so than in the naming of its hero, Zarathustra. The historical Zarathustra is believed to be the founder of the ancient monotheistic tradition Zoroastrianism, which articulates a Manichean, 'good vs. evil' view of the world. Traditional Zoroastrianism sees good and evil as fundamental aspects of reality, beyond interpretation or human discourse. Nietzsche's perspective, and that of his protagonist Zarathustra, is the opposite of Zoroastrianism; this is meant as a kind of ironic joke.

Nietzsche's underlying argument is that all human values are created by humans, rather than gods, or nature, or some underlying fundamental reality. 
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

by Friedrich Nietzsche
Thus Spoke Zarathustra

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by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Friedrich Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", written in the years 1883 to 1885, is a pretty unusual book in the history of Western philosophy. It is not really a novel, it is not really poetry, nor is it a traditional philosophical treatise. "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" is a philosophical parable that follows the wanderings of a character called Zarathustra, a Nietzschean prophet.

The piece is filled with irony and no more so than in the naming of its hero, Zarathustra. The historical Zarathustra is believed to be the founder of the ancient monotheistic tradition Zoroastrianism, which articulates a Manichean, 'good vs. evil' view of the world. Traditional Zoroastrianism sees good and evil as fundamental aspects of reality, beyond interpretation or human discourse. Nietzsche's perspective, and that of his protagonist Zarathustra, is the opposite of Zoroastrianism; this is meant as a kind of ironic joke.

Nietzsche's underlying argument is that all human values are created by humans, rather than gods, or nature, or some underlying fundamental reality. 

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ISBN-13: 9788829591381
Publisher: E-BOOKARAMA
Publication date: 01/01/2024
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Format: eBook
Sales rank: 174,769
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About the Author

"Born to Carl Ludwig Nietzsche and Franziska Oehler on 15 October 1844, Friedrich Nietzsche was brought up in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. He joined the University of Bonn to study theology and classical philology, soon after completing his graduation in 1864. Between 1870 and 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War, he served as a medical orderly in the Prussian forces. His first work, The Birth of Tragedy, was a work of dramatic theory. It was published in 1872.
Nietzsche’s philosophical novel called Thus Spoke Zarathustra was written between 1883 and 1885. The novel contains the dictum which appeared in The Gay Science— ‘God is dead’ . Though Nietzsche’s works did not sell much when they were published, Beyond Good and Evil is considered one of the greatest books.
Nietzsche suffered severe mental disorder in January 1889. After subsequent deterioration in his health, he died on 25 August 1900. A great thinker, Nietzsche is remembered as one of the greatest German philosophers, and his works continue to remain powerful and influential."

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