Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

1844–1900

A fiercely original German thinker, he wrote with unusual intensity about morality, culture, religion, and the ways people create meaning. His books still feel alive because they challenge readers rather than comfort them.

43 Audiobooks

Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Genealogy of Morals

The Genealogy of Morals

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Antichrist

The Antichrist

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Ecce Homo

Ecce Homo

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits

Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Joyful Wisdom ("La Gaya Scienza")

The Joyful Wisdom ("La Gaya Scienza")

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Dawn of Day

The Dawn of Day

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Jenseits von Gut und Böse

Jenseits von Gut und Böse

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Early Greek Philosophy & Other Essays

Early Greek Philosophy & Other Essays

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Ainsi Parlait Zarathoustra

Ainsi Parlait Zarathoustra

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Thoughts Out of Season, Part II

Thoughts Out of Season, Part II

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Götzen-Dämmerung

Götzen-Dämmerung

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Joyful Wisdom ("La Gaya Scienza")

The Joyful Wisdom ("La Gaya Scienza")

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

We Philologists

We Philologists

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Ecce homo, Wie man wird, was man ist

Ecce homo, Wie man wird, was man ist

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Antichrist

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Thoughts out of Season, Part I

Thoughts out of Season, Part I

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

On the Future of our Educational Institutions

On the Future of our Educational Institutions

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Homer and Classical Philology

Homer and Classical Philology

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Case of Wagner

The Case of Wagner

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Thoughts out of Season, Part I

Thoughts out of Season, Part I

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Considérations inactuelles, deuxième série

Considérations inactuelles, deuxième série

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Der tolle Mensch

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Im-ígyen szóla Zarathustra

Im-ígyen szóla Zarathustra

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Dityrambeja

Dityrambeja

by Aarni Kouta, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Antikristus: Arvostelukoe kristinopista

Antikristus: Arvostelukoe kristinopista

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Dionysos: Valikoima runoja

Dionysos: Valikoima runoja

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

About the author

Born in 1844 in Röcken, Prussia, he studied classical philology and became a professor at the University of Basel while still very young. Although trained as a scholar of the ancient world, he became one of the most influential modern philosophers, known for bold, probing books that questioned accepted ideas about truth, morality, religion, and culture.

His major works include The Birth of Tragedy, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morality, and The Gay Science. Writing in a style that mixed argument, aphorism, and poetry, he explored ideas that later shaped existentialism, psychology, literary criticism, and modern philosophy more broadly.

Years of poor health marked much of his adult life, and after a mental collapse in 1889 he never fully recovered. He died in 1900, but his reputation grew dramatically after his death, and he remains one of the most widely read and debated thinkers of the nineteenth century.