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With Friedrich Nietzsche, philosophy was dangerous not only for philosophers but for everyone. Nietzsche ultimately went 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. The book also includes selections from Nietzsche's work, a brief list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that place Nietzsche within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.
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"Good work, it is funny and succinct. There is an interesting summary of Nietzsche's life with an interesting foray into the issue of the Nazism misinterpretation of the 20thC"
— M (4 out of 5 stars)
Nietzsche in 90 Minutes Listener Reviews
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" It delivers on the promise. Not a bad introduction, but nothing special "
— Paul, 10/17/2013 -
" Interesting book on the philosopher who declared 'God is dead', 'will to power' and 'superman'. "
— Bala, 4/15/2013 -
" Man this guy's a crappy writer! (Strathern, not Nietzsche) "
— Jess, 2/6/2013 -
" Took the audio book on a run with me, because as nice as exercise is, I often still find myself considering it wasteful....picked up some good trivia on Nietzsche's life, but all in all found this too brusque to be constructive. I might also mention some obvious bias I picked up on. XD "
— Tine!, 9/21/2012 -
" I only got to page 13 and already realized the author was far too opinionated and biased. "
— Kyle, 9/4/2012 -
" My favorite philosopher. "
— Danielle, 4/8/2012 -
" Entertaining and cute- quite a short intro. I can't say I learned a ton, but it was a fun biographical sketch all the same. "
— *heartrl*, 11/19/2011 -
" This isn't really a summary or review of Nietzsche's works or philosophy. It's much more a very brief bio with a few extra pages for a timeline. "
— Dave, 3/31/2011 -
" Interesting book on the philosopher who declared 'God is dead', 'will to power' and 'superman'. "
— Bala, 3/26/2011 -
" WILL TO POWER <br/> <br/>loner, become mentally ill from syphilis <br/>Contains a biography which was interesting, and some quotes and lines from his work along with a philosophy time-line. Does fit him into the overall body of philosophy. "
— Mckinley, 10/8/2010 -
" It delivers on the promise. Not a bad introduction, but nothing special "
— Paul, 1/30/2010 -
" I only got to page 13 and already realized the author was far too opinionated and biased. "
— Kyle, 11/5/2009 -
" Man this guy's a crappy writer! (Strathern, not Nietzsche) "
— Jess, 1/5/2009
About Paul Strathern
Paul Strathern earned a degree in philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. The author of many nonfiction books and of articles for numerous publications, he has also written several novels and has won the Somerset Maugham Prize. He lives and writes in London.
About Simon Vance
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.