German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche was one the most controversial figures of the 19th century. His evocative writings on religion, morality, culture, philosophy, and science were often polemic attacks against the established views of his time. First published in 1887, "The Genealogy of Morals," is a work, which follows and expands upon the principles of his previous works, "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" and "Beyond Good and Evil." In a preface and...

What the great learning teaches is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence. The point where to rest being known, the object of pursuit is then determined; and, that being determined, a calm unperturbedness may be attained to. To that calmness there will succeed a tranquil repose. In that repose there may be careful deliberation, and that deliberation will be followed by the attainment of the...

Financial difficulties resulting from an extravagant lifestyle and excessive gambling led Fyodor Dostoevsky to pen his first novel "Poor Folk". First published in 1846, "Poor Folk" is the story of impoverished cousins Varvara Dobroselova and Makar Devushkin. The two live in run-down apartments across the street from each other in St. Petersburg. Through a series of letters to each other we learn of the suffering, humiliation, and isolation that results...

Compiled in one book, this is the essential collection of books by Friedrich Nietzsche.

A fundamental work for understanding Nietzsche. "There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings." Friedrich Nietzsche viewed science as key to undercutting traditional metaphysics. In Human, All Too Human, the philosopher describes science as a crucial step in the emergence of free spirits who will be the avant-garde of culture.

Nietzche and the Study of Language in Historical Sources. "There is no more dangerous assumption in modern esthetics than that of popular poetry and individual poetry, or, as it is usually called, artistic poetry." Nietzsche's inaugural lecture at the university is a great piece of work in which he talks about Homer and how he has been regarded in classic philology.

The James M. H. Gregg Selected Works includes four books. Each book was written to inspire future generations to think and act in ways to improve themselves and society.Mr. Gregg's most recent work, Social Justice (A Blueprint), explores a new set of ideas and strategies for moving humans to a higher cultural plane on which all can live to their full potential.In Ideas of a Twentieth Century Grandfather the author reveals to his grandchildren his...

As long as we care about suffering in the world, says political philosopher Simona Forti, we are compelled to inquire into the question of evil. But is the concept of evil still useful in a postmodern landscape where absolute values have been leveled and relativized by a historicist perspective? Given our current unwillingness to judge others, what signposts remain to guide our ethical behavior? Surveying the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Western...

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Why was the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil created if it should not be used? Does Adam know what it means to 'die'? No one around Adam died, and Adam never saw anyone dead. Why is it not good that Adam is alone? Does Adam even know what loneliness is? How does Adam know that none of the animals brought before him are of his kind, not like him? Adam never saw another man. Adam's loneliness and the lack of assistance to him is the reason for the...