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“Under the dominion of the priests our earth became the ascetic planet; a squalid den careering through space, peopled by discontented and arrogant creatures, who were disgusted with life, abhorred their globe as a vale of tears, and who in their envy and hatred of beauty and joy did themselves as much harm as possible.”

Quote by Georg Brandes

Work

Friedrich Nietzsche (English Edition)

This volume explores the philosophical contributions of Friedrich Nietzsche, the nineteenth-century German thinker whose writings on the will to power, the death of God, and the concept of the Übermensch have profoundly shaped modern philosophy, literature, and psychology. The book examines his major works and ideas, tracing his critique of conventional morality and his exploration of human potential and individual self-creation. Nietzsche's provocative prose and radical revaluation of values continue to spark debate and inspire readers interested in the foundations of Western thought and the nature of human existence. more

Author

Georg Brandes
Georg Brandes

Georg Brandes was a Danish literary critic born on February 4, 1842, and died on February 19, 1927. His works had a profound impact on European literature at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. more

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