The Will to Power

by Friedrich Nietzsche

Other authorsWalter Kaufmann (Translator)

Hardcover, 1967

Status

Available

Genres

Philosophy

General Nonfiction

All Topics

Religion & Spirituality

Nonfiction

Collection

John Henrick Collection

Publication

Random House, (1967)

Description

'This world is the will to power - and nothing besides! And even you yourselves are this will to power - and nothing besides!' One of the great minds of modernity, Friedrich Nietzsche smashed through the beliefs of his age. These writings, which did much to establish his reputation as a philosopher, offer some of his most powerful and troubling thoughts- on how the values of a new, aggressive elite will save a nihilistic, mediocre Europe, and, most famously, on the 'will to power' - ideas that were seized upon and twisted by later readers. Taken from Nietzsche's unpublished notebooks and assembled by his sister after his death, The Will to Powernow appears in a clear, fluent new translation, with previous errors corrected in light of the original manuscripts. Translated by R. Kevin Hill and Michael Scarpitti With an introduction and notes by R. Kevin Hill… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member jwhenderson

This is the posthumous collection of Nierzsche's miscellaneous writings. While presenting some of his thoughts on the title subject among others, the book does not have the imprimatur of the original author and has been used in ways antithetical to the Nietzsche's original life project.

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LibraryThing member sfisk

Not one of his best, but still deserves merit

LibraryThing member le.vert.galant

This is, perhaps, Nietzsche's most outrageous work. It's a singular vision that has something to offend the convictions of both the left and the right. Such contemporary obsessions as identity politics and conservative nostalgia are objects of his withering, dismissive scorn. The fragmentary nature

of the work precludes sustained argument, but the rationale of his critiques is easily discerned.

The new translation published in Penguin Classics strips away the anachronisms of earlier versions giving clear access to Nietzsche's thought.

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LibraryThing member Ghost_Boy

Didn't know what to expect from this book and still don't know what to expect.

To start with, this isn't really a book, but it's rather a collection of notes that would have been a book. Probably the most notorious thing of this is the fact his sister edited it to fit her Nazi ideas. This edition

makes sure her fingerprints are not to be found.

With that said, this is still a messy book. It has a ton of ideas thrown at you. Nietzsche likes to rant like he's on social media. This book is very critical to Christianity. I was surprised or forgot he was into Buddhism though. Kind of makes sense.

While I liked this, I wouldn't recommended this as your first Nietzsche read.

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