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Nietzsche in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
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With Friedrich Nietzsche, philosophy was dangerous not only for philosophers but for everyone. Nietzsche ended up going mad, but his ideas presaged a collective madness that had horrific consequences in Europe in the early 1900s. Though his philosophy is more one of aphorisms and insights than a system, it is brilliant, persuasive, and incisive. His major concept is the will to power, which he saw as the basic impulse for all our acts. Christianity he saw as a subtle perversion of this concept, thus Nietzsche's famous pronouncement, "God is dead."

In Nietzsche in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Nietzsche's life and ideas and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world.

©1996 Paul Strathern (P)2003 Blackstone Audiobooks Modern Philosophy
Informative Biography • Concise Overview • Clear Voice • Well-balanced Research • Comprehensive Coverage
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Apparently one of the strengths of Nietzsche is his ability to be quoted. Many of the other
philosophers were very hard to read, and Nietzsche next to them is not. I didn't realize the
last 11 years of his life were pretty much in a comatose state. The Nazi Party could use
Nietzsche because he spoke in Memes, and they can be misinterpreted easily. He lived on
a pension from his job as a professor in Switzerland. I enjoyed listening to the story.

Nietzsche Used and Misused

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But I suppose I should have expected that going in. Otherwise, informative. Looking forward to learning more of his actual work.

Little dry

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A very quick run down on the life of and not so much the philosophy of Nietzsche.

Brief biography

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Good performance. Highlights into Nietzsche’s life, philosophy and works to spark interest or to just know more about this him.

A brief intro to Nietzsche

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I think Paul Strathern does an excellent job explaining Nietzsche's life and philosophy putting it into context of his moment in history.

In only 90 minutes a nice overview on Nietzsche

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Well written and direct. Shoes that the majority of Nietzche’s writings are aphorisms abs are commonly taken out of context. Demonstrates the folly that many succumb to with Nietzche; not the least of which is the co-opting by white supremacists who wholly misread abs misunderstand.

Good Overview

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This was a good listen and very informative, it was more about his life and what happened in it that his actual philosophy ideas I felt, though they were talked about briefly.

Nietzsche life and timeline

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Although I am no expert in Fredrick Nietzsche, I have managed to read some of his works and find him eerily fascinating. Having his life and works read out in 90 mins. gives the listener the ability to see Nietzsche as a whole person rather than an esoteric philosopher. I am a firm believer that you cannot remove the message from the man, and I feel this short book illustrates that point quite well.

A great start

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Excellent high-level outline that captures the main ideas and factual information. It was what I was looking for. The narrator does a nice job.

Great Outline

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finished in one sitting. good to know Nietzsche and wagner and lou salome stories.

another solid book in this in 90 min series

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