by Friedrich Nietzsche · TAURUS · tapa dura · ISBN 9788430603824
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The Philosopher's Book by Friedrich Nietzsche is a compilation of studies spanning the years 1872 to 1875. These writings delve into themes previously explored in 'The Birth of Tragedy,' incorporating an essential text that complements and unifies the work: the 'Theoretical Introduction to Truth and Lies.' This edition, published by Taurus in hardcover, offers readers a unique opportunity to enjoy the most suggestive insights of the influential German philosopher.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher and writer who started his career as a classical philologist and turned to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, at age 24, he was appointed Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Basel. Plagued by health problems for most of his life, he resigned from the university in 1879. He afterward lived as an independent writer, spending much of his life in relative solitude and financial insecurity while moving between Switzerland, Italy, and southern France in search of climates that might alleviate his condition, and in the following decade, he completed much of his core writing. In 1889, aged 44, he suffered a neurological collapse, and thereafter a complete loss of his mental faculties, with paralysis and vascular dementia; he lived out his remaining 11 years, first under the care of his mother, and later his sister, until his death. His works and his philosophy have fostered not only extensive scholarship but also much popular interest.
