Fatum and History: A New Reader's Edition
May 2024 · The Complete Works of Nietzsche Book 3 · Minerva Heritage Press
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A new reader's edition of Nietzsche's early 1862 essay. This translation by TJ Neucombe from the original German & Latin manuscript contains a new Afterword by the translator, a timeline of Nietzsche's life and works, an index with descriptions of his core concepts and summaries of his complete body of works. The translation is designed to allow the armchair to engage deeply with Nietzsche's works without having to be a full-time Academic. The language is modern and clean, with simplified sentence structures and diction to make Nietzsche's complex language and arguments as accessible as possible. This short essay by Nietzsche is on the Roman concept of "Fatum", which literally means "what has been spoken" and from which the English word "Fate" comes. This is connected to the Greek Spirit called ????? or Moros, which drives morals towards death, and shows people their death. The Roman version of the Greek deity Moros was called Fatum. Nietzsche delineates the difference between Fate and the deity-spirit Fatum as: "Free will appears as the unbounded, the arbitrary; it is the infinitely free, the roaming, the spirit. Fatum, however, is a necessity if we are not to believe that world history is a dream, that the unspeakable travails of humanity are imaginary, that we ourselves are the playthings of our fantasies. Fatum is the infinite power of resistance to free will; free will without Fatum is just as inconceivable as spirit without real good without evil. For it is the contrast that makes the quality." Originally titled "Fatum und Geschichte", this was first published in 1862 when he was studying in Pforta. This was published in the journal edited by R.W. Emerson titled "Die Führung des Lebens. Gedanken und Studien" in Leipzig in 1862. This Reader's Edition also contains extra material that amplifies the manuscript with autobiographical, historical and linguistic context. This provides the reader a holistic view of this very enigmatic philosopher as both an introduction and an exploration of Nietzsche's works; from his general understanding of his philosophic project to an exploration of the depths of his metaphysics and unique contributions. This edition contains: An Afterword by the Translator on the history, impact and intellectual legacy of Nietzsche Translation notes on the original German manuscript An index of Philosophical concepts used by Nietzsche with a focus on Existentialism and Phenomenology A complete chronological list of Nietzsche's entire body of works A detailed timeline of Nietzsche's life journey
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Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, musician (briefly) and philologist whose work has had a profound impact on modern intellectual history. Known for his critiques of traditional European morality and religion, Nietzsche's ideas on the "will to power" and the "Übermensch" have influenced a wide range of philosophical, literary, and psychological thought including thinkers such as Michael Foucault and the entire Postmodern religion.
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