Nietzsche's the Gay Science: An Introduction

by Michael Ure

Book Overview

Nietzsche's The Gay Science (1882/1887) is a deeply personal book, yet also an important work of philosophy. Nietzsche conceives it as a philosophical autobiography, a record of his own self-transformation. In beautifully composed aphorisms he communicates his central experience of overcoming pessimism and recovering the capacity to affirm joyfully the tragedy of life. On the basis of his experiments in living, Nietzsche articulates his most famous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521144833
• ISBN13: 9780521144834
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 8.5"