Human, All Too Human: A Book for the Free Spirit

This volume is titled "Human, All Too Human: A Book for the Free Spirit." Written by Nietzsche to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Voltaire's death, it also reveals his disappointment with Wagner, a musician he admired in his early years. Written in aphoristic form, the book is divided into two volumes. The first volume, consisting of nine chapters, explores fundamental questions about the world and life from various perspectives. The second volume, consisting of two parts, "Miscellany of Insights and Precepts" and "The Wanderer and His Shadow," continues the comprehensive critique of the Western metaphysical tradition and the culture influenced by it, begun in the first volume. While Nietzsche affirms the worthy aspects of human nature, hoping to tap into human potential and enhance human excellence, he also offers a withering satire and satire on human weaknesses and shortcomings, particularly those fostered by Western cultural traditions. Nietzsche places his hopes on "free spirits," individuals who transcend traditional ways of thinking and conventional moral values and engage in free thought.

2011-10-01

中国人民大学出版社

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