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Aziloth Books Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche Translated by Thomas Common Notes by Anthony M. Ludovici Introduction by Elizabeth Foerster-Nietzsche
Translated by Thomas Common with introduction by Mrs FörsterNietzsche & notes by Anthony M. LudoviciGerman philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the most influential thinkers of the late 1800s penning critiques on philosophy religion and social norms. Nietzsches controversial thoughts on what he saw as religious and political repression emerged early on in his life as a schoolboy he wrote Very often submission to the will of God and humility are but a covering mantle for cowardly hesitation to face our destiny with determination.Thus Spake Zarathustra is Nietzsches magnum opus on the subject of God morality and political idealism. The legendary Persian philosopher and moralist Zarathustra (Zoroaster) is his choice for the central character because he says Zarathustra created the most portentous error morality consequently he should also be the first to perceive that error. So it falls on Zarathustra to turn his own original doctrine on its head. He takes on the task of seeking the truth to aim straight as Nietzsche puts it and finds his answer after much soulsearching.The book takes the form of a story in four parts styled with a biblical cadence. Zarathustra the radical thinker comes down from his mountain cave and attempts to persuade the people to throw off their stifling preconceptions of God and otherworldly hopes. He entreats them to dispense with lifedenying concepts such as pity humility guilt and to seek instead the superman or übermensch in themselves. This beyond man would move past the human condition and would create his own lifeaffirming values and purpose.Thus Spake Zarathustra remains a provocative work and is all the more valuable for it.show more