Friedrich Nietzsche: Beyond the Values of His Time

by Liliane Frey-Rohn

Jungian psychologist Liliane Frey-Rohn describes the psychological factors that brought Nietzsche into the depths of his own nature through a process in which sacrifice, loss and intense loneliness... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0092I97TQ
• ISBN13: 9783856305079
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Daimon
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Best Bio on Nietzsche

I've read Kaufman's and Heidegger's not Salome's early experiential account, yes to some of Jasper's bio and this one by Liliane Frey-Rohn stands out as favorite. It's not Kaufman's philosophical approach, nor Jaspers, nor is it Heidegger's 'own' work, but this time a psychological approach. The book presents Nietzsche in historical and chronological order, from his first book to his last and the various letters, dithyrambs, poems in between and then relates his ideas to his psychological - mental - perceptions, condition and views. The author continually is piecing the ideas with his nature, history and circumstances and ultimately, his last 11 years of insanity and that which led up to it. The book contains the philosophical perceptions on Nietzsche's ideas and state of mind relations, but not in an overwhelming analysis, nor does it go on philosophical tangents of explanatory notes that detract from the overall picture, the whole, as many others do So here is a book not only on the philosophy of Nietzsche in a chronological order, but it's coming from the mind of a close collaborator of Carl Jung and written in Jungian analysis. I can't think of a better book to be introduced to Nietzsche. Of course to go into depth to fully comprehend all of Nietzsche's thoughts, you must read him for that, but for a summary of his thoughts and meanings this is a great book.