Kaufmann - Nietzsche Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist.pdf

This is the best biography of Nietzsche that I have read. I'm glad I found an ebook copy in PDF format to own and to share. Here's some info: Nietzsche, philosopher, psychologist, antichrist By Walter Arnold Kaufmann Published by Princeton University Press, 1974 ISBN 0691019835, 9780691019833 This classic is the benchmark against which all modern books about Nietzsche are measured. When Walter Kaufmann wrote it in the immediate aftermath of World War II, most scholars outside Germany viewed Nietzsche as part madman, part proto-Nazi, and almost wholly unphilosophical. Kaufmann rehabilitated Nietzsche nearly single-handedly, presenting his works as one of the great achievements of Western philosophy. Responding to the powerful myths and countermyths that had sprung up around Nietzsche, Kaufmann offered a patient, evenhanded account of his life and works, and of the uses and abuses to which subsequent generations had put his ideas. Without ignoring or downplaying the ugliness of many of Nietzsche's proclamations, he set them in the context of his work as a whole and of the counterexamples yielded by a responsible reading of his books. More positively, he presented Nietzsche's ideas about power as one of the great accomplishments of modern philosophy, arguing that his conception of the "will to power" was not a crude apology for ruthless self-assertion but must be linked to Nietzsche's equally profound ideas about sublimation. He also presented Nietzsche as a pioneer of modern psychology and argued that a key to understanding his overall philosophy is to see it as a reaction against Christianity. Many scholars in the past half century have taken issue with some of Kaufmann's interpretations, but the book ranks as one of the most influential accounts ever written of any major Western thinker.

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Normgratz (2009-04-17)

I can't thank you enough for uploading this work. I read it so many times and I still find myself going back to it after so many years.
It's a benchmark in philosophical studies and it is relevant enough to go beyond the scope of the scholarship on Nietzche and to interest pretty much anyone interested in philosophy, including general readers.
His writing is clear, and his affinity with the object of his studies is both striking and critical.
By studing Nieztsche and translating his works, Kaufmann not only helped us understand such an important philosopher but also produced an interesting, compelling philosophical work all of his own: it was a great match between philosopher and translator and it came to be, over time, a match between philosopher and philosopher.
This is simply a must-read. It's for the philosophical minds the equivalent of the Constitution for the citizens. A wonderful contribution to many fields of philosophy.
Walter Kaufmann had a remarkable and broad intellect. It's a wonder to see how well this book aged.
Good job, Gorra09! :)

BlackLaval (2009-05-04)

Thanks, I read Werner Ross's bio of Nietzsche 10 years ago. This one may be useful to me for a re-read of Nietzsche's main works.

idrone42 (2010-01-14)

oh my god, thank you!
do you have his translations too? kaufmann is the only reliable writer and translator there is, when it comes to nietzsche. it takes a hyperborean and they are one out of a billion people. even mencken and hollingdale aren't close.

Murr-Murr (2012-10-21)

¡Mil gracias!

cletussjy (2013-06-05)

I would very much appreciate it if someone could seed this. Thanks.