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1) Ecce Homo
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"Ecco Homo: How One Becomes What One Is" is an insightful reflection by Friedrich Nietzsche upon his own life and his impact on the world of philosophy. The work, the last original work he wrote, was written in 1888, weeks before the onset of the insanity that would plague him until his death in 1900. Not published until 1908, "Ecce Homo" is an autobiography of sorts and Nietzsche offers his personal perspective and criticism on his various philosophical...
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'The sight of suffering does one good, the infliction of suffering does one more good - this is a hard maxim, but none the less a fundamental maxim, old, powerful, and "human, all-too-human".'
In this daring and insightful work, Nietzsche lays bare the hypocrisies at the foundations of our ideas of morality. Considering ideas of good and evil, guilt and conscience, and law and violence along the way, On the Genealogy of Morals takes the reader on...
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'Ecce Homo!' His challenge echoes down the centuries, 'Behold the Man!' How will nine painters, each with their own particular style, culture, attitudes and ambitions relate to the challenge? However, they react, Ecce Homo will relate to each individually. A painter may accept, reject, try to avoid, or argue with Him. The reaction of a devout painter, like El Greco may be predictable, but how about an argumentative Michelangelo, or introspective Rembrandt;...
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Written in 1888 just before the final years of insanity that would plague Friedrich Nietzsche until his death in 1900, "Ecce Homo" is an insightful reflection by the author upon his own life and his impact on the world of philosophy. In "Ecce Homo" Nietzsche offers his personal perspective on his various philosophical works including: "The Birth of Tragedy," "Thoughts out of Season," "Human, All-Too-Human," "The Dawn of Day," "The Gay Science," "Thus...
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Interacting with theologians throughout the ages, Riches narrates the development of the church's doctrine of Christ as an increasingly profound realization that the depth of the difference between the human being and God is realized, in fact, only in the perfect union of divinity and humanity in the one Christ. He sets the apostolic proclamation in its historical, theological, philosophical, and mystical context, showing that, as the starting point...
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Includes three works, all dating from Nietzsche's last lucid months, that aim show him at his most stimulating and controversial: the portentous utterances of the prophet (together with the ill-defined figure of the Ubermensch) are forsaken, as wit, exuberance and dazzling insights predominate.
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Published anonymously in 1866, Ecce Homo was greeted by a wave of controversy upon its release. Focusing on the human and not the deity, Seeley examines Christ's position as the founder and king of a theocratic state and identifies the profound effect his church had upon the standard and practice of morality.
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Could it be possible? This old saint in the forest hath not yet heard of it, that God is dead! - Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra
This beautiful jacketed hardback brings together three of Friedrich Niezsche's most influential essays, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Ecce Homo and Beyond Good and Evil.
This German philosopher was one of the most prominent thinkers of the 19th century. His work contains a radical critique of objective truth, rejecting Christian...
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"Existentialism: Philosophical and Literary Works" is a compelling anthology that delves into the realm of existentialist thought, exploring the profound philosophical and literary works that have shaped this influential movement. From the psychological depths of Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground" to the existential dilemmas of Søren Kierkegaard's "Fear and Trembling," and the introspective reflections of Friedrich Nietzsche's "Ecce Homo,"...
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