
What Nietzsche Taught - By - Willard Huntington Wright
New York - B. W. Huebsch - 1915
INTRODUCTION
This volume opens a clear‑sighted guide to Friedrich Nietzsche’s radical philosophy, inviting listeners to step beyond the familiar sound‑bites and discover the thinker’s true aims. It traces how his provocative ideas—born of a restless, poetic mind—have quietly reshaped literature, ethics, politics, and even education across Europe and America. By placing each aphorism within the broader context of his work, the author reveals why the “superman” concept is less a fantasy than a call to confront the conditions of everyday life.
The narrative then unpacks the common misconceptions that have long clouded Nietzsche’s legacy, showing how selective quoting and hostile reinterpretations have distorted his message. Readers will come away with a balanced portrait of a philosopher who was neither merely a destroyer nor an unattainable visionary, but a thinker whose insights into power, morality, and human potential remain startlingly relevant today.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (539K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.
Release date
2016-11-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

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