tcande1aria's review against another edition
3.0
This one was painful. Nietzsche called it early on when he said this might be a tough read for those not familiar with his other works and later on where, more than once, he asks the reader if they're lost. At that point I raised my hand!
That being said, I think this was a good one for me to read and it didn't all go over my head. There were some good discussion points and he brought out some good quandaries to think on, including my own personal views of good and bad and what those are rooted in.
There is also a lot of this book that just doesn't seem necessary in today's world where our scope of understanding and diversity isn't as limited as Nietzsche's was. Some things I read and put down to him saying it because of the time in which this book was written.
That being said, I think this was a good one for me to read and it didn't all go over my head. There were some good discussion points and he brought out some good quandaries to think on, including my own personal views of good and bad and what those are rooted in.
There is also a lot of this book that just doesn't seem necessary in today's world where our scope of understanding and diversity isn't as limited as Nietzsche's was. Some things I read and put down to him saying it because of the time in which this book was written.
conspystery's review against another edition
I only had to read the first half for class. Not particularly compelled to read the rest.
janthonytucson's review against another edition
3.0
I haven't read Nietzsche in close to 2-decades and coming back to it after reading many many many other philosophers and the like, I could not help but read this as a sort of comedy. The style comes across so over the top that I could not help but think this is written in jest. Sure the points made are interesting and insightful in their own way, but the style - pure comedy, how else can you read this?!
rvandenboomgaard's review against another edition
5.0
It’s been a while since I read something so voraciously as I read through the final two essays of this work of Nietzsche’s. If one is capable of reading the nuance Nietzsche does not apply, despite all of his incredible sharp distinctions, this is such a valuable book. If not, it is incredibly dangerous — just like its precursor, ‘Beyond good and evil’.
The only way to read this nuance, is by — first of all — having an open mind, an actual open mind, one that is open to allowing other perspectives in, and, like Aristotle wrote in better words, one that knows how to entertain thoughts without immediately adopting them as one’s, or another’s own; and, secondly, by having read the precursors to this book, preferably chronologically. Finally, an initiation to Nietzsche’s thought by an expert is not little commendable, either — for this, I will be forever grateful to my teacher Herman Siemens. Nevertheless, I don’t think the latter is necessary per se. It might allow one to be more individual and particular in the insights gained, but it also opens one to the danger of being swayed along by Nietzsche’s vehement rhetoric, and therewith missing its nuance.
The only way to read this nuance, is by — first of all — having an open mind, an actual open mind, one that is open to allowing other perspectives in, and, like Aristotle wrote in better words, one that knows how to entertain thoughts without immediately adopting them as one’s, or another’s own; and, secondly, by having read the precursors to this book, preferably chronologically. Finally, an initiation to Nietzsche’s thought by an expert is not little commendable, either — for this, I will be forever grateful to my teacher Herman Siemens. Nevertheless, I don’t think the latter is necessary per se. It might allow one to be more individual and particular in the insights gained, but it also opens one to the danger of being swayed along by Nietzsche’s vehement rhetoric, and therewith missing its nuance.
mirandagabrielle's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0