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“We belong to an age whose culture is in danger of perishing through the means to culture.”

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Book:Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits

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Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits

This work delves into the complexities of human existence, advocating for the cultivation of free spirits and critical thinking. more

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, and writer whose works have had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy, literature, and thought. His ideas revolve around concepts such as the 'will to power', the 'Übermensch', and the 'eternal recurrence'. more

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Book:Philosophy and truth: selections from Nietzsche's notebooks of the early 1870's

Source: Philosophy and truth: selections from Nietzsche's notebooks of the early 1870's

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