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Lisa v O@anti-unification
2 stars
Feb 11, 2025

I wonder what would be left in this book if every passage considering false hierarchies of nature or competition between men would be removed. I don’t think Nietzsche considered the intent to understand as a goal of (metaphorical) comparison—rather than only comparing to signify hierarchy. Maybe if that would be the case, women would not have been portrayed as “utmost a cow”. I wonder how this book influences young men’s perception of women (especially those who struggle with their own masculinity)

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ラップの神 del ray🗡🐸@wawilow108
0.5 stars
Jan 31, 2025

I hate this book, it has broken me, I'll never be fine afterwards.

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𓆨@viridiantre
2 stars
Mar 14, 2024

part one was good but the rest were just a subtweet a lengthy obnoxious one at that plus i didn't like the biblical style of writing it's just...cringey

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Lars M@bellumus
3 stars
Mar 7, 2024

a philosophical novel that explores themes of existentialism, morality, and the will to power. Through the character of Zarathustra, Nietzsche presents his ideas on the Ubermensch (Overman) as a goal for humanity to aspire to, free from the constraints of traditional morality and religion. The book challenges conventional beliefs and offers provocative insights into the nature of existence.

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C Fernando Maciel @cfernandomaciel
4 stars
Feb 13, 2024

I can't really state that I fully understood this book. It's full of criticism about our society as it is ( or used to be back in the days of German Revolution ).

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C Fernando Maciel @cfernandomaciel
5 stars
Feb 13, 2024

In this book, Nietzsche reaches the deepmost origins of our current moral code. It's very interesting to investigate with him, where such things as punishment, pain, sorrow and so forth came from. So far, the best book I read from him.

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y✦@y4ndsl
3 stars
Jan 8, 2024

✦ the girls that get it, get it, the girls that don't, don't ✦ all of us are doomed and distracted 😍

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Mia Caven@miacaven
4 stars
Oct 10, 2023

I can’t remember a single word but I know what was said was smart and right:)

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Barbara Williford@barbarawilliford
1 star
Aug 13, 2023

Hmmmm....so, God is dead but the author wants to use what is taught in the Bible as the personal Philosophy of Zarathustra. Interesting. God is dead but yet Zarathustra mentions evil, the devil and hell. Can’t have that without God. Oh! And women are just playthings for men and their soul purpose is reproduction. A book of philosophy from a self centered, egotistical “prophet” who thought himself God. Not seeing where this is the “masterpiece”. It’s self proclaimed to be. This is a DNF. Managed to get halfway through. If you are going to have the thought that God is dead, do not use His work. There are some many stories, parables, scenes, beliefs that was taken from the Bible. Author needed to come up with own original material. There are also so many conflicting ideas. Maybe it’s revealed in the end, who knows. I’m done!

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Oscar Kömpel@oscarkoempel
3 stars
Mar 16, 2023

Is Zarathustra alright?


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Matthew Royal@masyukun
1 star
Feb 13, 2023

I enjoyed the preface by Nietzsche's sister, but most of the time I spent in this book felt tedious and despising him for constructing a wise-man figure into whose mouth he could cram his terrible poetry. Just as the ancient Chinese curse says, "May you live in interesting times," much of what Zarathustra says seems like it might have some wisdom, until you realize they're shallow aphorisms that weren't strong enough to stand on their own, so needed a fictional man of mysterious Persian learning to lend authority. (Of course, the saying isn't ancient and it isn't Chinese, but it certainly sounds wise and memorable when you're told it is.) Who knows, maybe there's real philosophical value in this volume. Perhaps I missed the picture because I couldn't get past the frame. I'll read a commentary before I consider reading more Nietzsche again.

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Barbara Williford@barbarawilliford
1 star
May 7, 2022

Hmmmm....so, God is dead but the author wants to use what is taught in the Bible as the personal Philosophy of Zarathustra. Interesting. God is dead but yet Zarathustra mentions evil, the devil and hell. Can’t have that without God. Oh! And women are just playthings for men and their soul purpose is reproduction. A book of philosophy from a self centered, egotistical “prophet” who thought himself God. Not seeing where this is the “masterpiece”. It’s self proclaimed to be. This is a DNF. Managed to get halfway through. If you are going to have the thought that God is dead, do not use His work. There are some many stories, parables, scenes, beliefs that was taken from the Bible. Author needed to come up with own original material. There are also so many conflicting ideas. Maybe it’s revealed in the end, who knows. I’m done!

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Safiya @safiya-epub
5 stars
Jan 25, 2022

Deviens ce que tu es ! By far the most religious book that Nietzsche ever wrote. Unparalleled in its poetry... Qui possède est possédé !

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Kieran Wood@descent098
5 stars
Sep 22, 2021

A really great read, it's surprising how much depth you can get out of short parables like this. Definitely worth a read, but absolutely take your time going through it or you will miss a lot.

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Lucas Coelho@coelholucas
4 stars
Sep 20, 2021

Nietzche with the three essays in this book dives deep into the origin of morals. His ideas of master and slave morality are very powerful. Would recommend reading ‘Beyond Good and Evil’ and potentially ‘The twilight of the idols’ before this one, to get you a bit more familiar with Nietzche’s ideas and style. Recommend.

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Mihai Nueleanu@mihai
5 stars
Mar 26, 2021

Most certainly a difficult read. Very dense in terms of the wisdom and information encoded in it. Miles ahead of its time.

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Nathan@nousturnine
3 stars
Jan 14, 2025
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weli @woooodstx
3 stars
Apr 1, 2024
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Amelia @bonesofangel
3.5 stars
Jan 15, 2024
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Miguel@augustimely
2 stars
Jan 7, 2024
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François Declercq@spiritofnaoko
2.5 stars
Sep 9, 2023
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Luca Stromann@l-s
5 stars
Sep 9, 2023
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Jeilim Tovar@jeico
5 stars
Jun 14, 2023
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Teodora Živulović@mulannn
4.5 stars
Apr 17, 2023

Highlights

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Soham Dasgupta@sohdas

Behind thy thoughts and feelings, my brother, there is a mighty lord, an unknown sage- it is called Self; it dwelleth in thy body, it is thy body.

There is more sagacity in thy body than in thy best wisdom. And who then knoweth why thy body requireth just thy best wisdom?

Thy Self laugheth at thine ego, and its proud prancings. "What are these prancings and flights of thought unto me?" it saith to itself. "A by-way to my purpose. I am the leading-string of the ego, and the prompter of its notions."

The Self saith unto the ego: "Feel pain!" And thereupon it suffereth, and thinketh how it may put an end thereto- and for that very purpose it is meant to think.

The Self saith unto the ego: "Feel pleasure!" Thereupon it rejoiceth, and thinketh how it may ofttimes rejoice- and for that very purpose it is meant to think.

4. The Despisers of the Body

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Wir müssen ihn hören, ihn, der lehrt: <Ihr sollt den Frieden lieben als Mittel zu neuen Kriegen und den kurzen Frieden mehr als den langen!>

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Genuss und Unschuld nämlich sind die schamhaftesten Dinge: beide wollen nicht gesucht sein. Man soll sie haben - aber man soll eher noch nach Schuld und Schmerzen suchen!

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Und wahrlich, das ist kein Gebot für heute und morgen, sich lieben lernen. Vielmehr ist von allen Künsten diese die feinste, listigste, letzte und geduldsamnste.

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Man verlernt die Menschen, wenn man unter Menschen lebt: zu viel Vordergrund ist an allen Menschen - was sollen da weitsichtige, weit-süchtige Augen!

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Mut aber ist der beste Totschläger, Mut, der angreift: der schlägt noch den Tod tot, denn er spricht: «War das das Leben? Wohlan! Noch einmal!»

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Und tut dir ein Freund Übles, so sprich: «lch vergebe dir, was du mir tatest; dass du es aber dir tatest - wie könnte ich das vergeben!»

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Der Mensch der Erkenntnis muss nicht nur seine Feinde lieben, sondern auch seine Freunde hassen können.

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Manchem missrät das Leben: ein Giftwurm frisst sich ihm ans Herz. So möge er zusehn, dass ihm das Sterben um so mehr gerate.

Mancher wird nie süß, er fault im Sommer schon. Feigheit ist es, die ihn an seinem Aste festhält.

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Ich will, dass dein Sieg und deine Freiheit sich nach einem Kinde sehne. Lebendige Denkmale sollst du bauen deinem Siege und deiner Befreiung.

Über dich sollst du hinausbauen. Aber erst musst du mir selber gebaut sein, rechtwinklig an Leib und Seele.

Nicht nur fort sollst du dich pflanzen, sondern hinauf!

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Luca Stromann@l-s

Hinter deinen Gedanken und Gefühlen, mein Bruder, steht ein mächtiger Gebieter, ein unbekannter Weiser - der heißt Selbst. In deinem Leibe wohnt er, dein Leib ist er.

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Oscar Kömpel@oscarkoempel

Nicht nur die Vernunft von Jahrtausenden - auch ihr Wahnsinn bricht an uns aus. Gefährlich ist es, Erbe zu sein. Noch kämpfen wir Schritt um Schritt mit dem Riesen Zufall, und über der ganzen Menschheit waltete bisher noch der Unsinn, der Ohne-Sinn.

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Oscar Kömpel@oscarkoempel

Viele sterben zu spät, und Einige sterben zu früh. Noch klingt fremd die Lehre: »stirb zur rechten Zeit! « Stirb zur rechten Zeit: also lehrt es Zarathustra. Freilich, wer nie zur rechten Zeit lebt, wie sollte der je zur rechten Zeit sterben? Möchte er doch nie geboren sein!

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Oscar Kömpel@oscarkoempel

Aber wie wollte ich gerecht sein von Grund aus! Wie kann ich Jedem das Seine geben! Diess sei mir genug: ich gebe Jedem das Meine.

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Oscar Kömpel@oscarkoempel

Ihr haltet es mit euch selber nicht aus und liebt euch nicht genug: nun wollt ihr den Nächsten zur Liebe verführen und euch mit seinem Irrthum vergolden. (…) Nicht den Nächsten lerne ich euch, sondern den Freund. Der Freund sei euch das Fest der Erde und ein Vorgefühl des Übermenschen.

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Oscar Kömpel@oscarkoempel

Du kannst dich für deinen Freund nicht schön genug putzen: denn du sollst ihm ein Pfeil und eine Sehnsucht nach dem Übermenschen sein.

Thank god I shower only once in a blue moon

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Oscar Kömpel@oscarkoempel

Ich und Mich sind immer zu eifrig im Gespräche: wie wäre es auszuhalten, wenn es nicht einen Freund gäbe? Immer ist für den Einsiedler der Freund der Dritte: der Dritte ist der Kork, der verhindert, dass das Gespräch der Zweie in die Tiefe sinkt.

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Oscar Kömpel@oscarkoempel

Es ist wahr: wir lieben das Leben, nicht, weil wir an's Leben, sondern weil wir an's Lieben gewöhnt sind. Es ist immer etwas Wahnsinn in der Liebe. Es ist aber immer auch etwas Vernunft im Wahnsinn.

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Oscar Kömpel@oscarkoempel

Einst war der Geist Gott, dann wurde er zum Menschen und jetzt wird er gar noch Pöbel.