Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None is a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885 and published between 1883 and 1891. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the "eternal recurrence of the same", the parable on the "death of God", and the "prophecy" of the Übermensch, which were first introduced in The Gay Science.
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There are many interesting little thoughts in here, but I had some issues. One is that I found the language very cumbersome. I looked at two different translations so I don't think it was the translations' fault precisely, but I think the issues originated from Nietzsche trying to sound grand like in a religious text.
Also, this is neither a nonfiction philosophical work where ideas are organized in a logical way and then reasoned through for readers nor is it a true work of fiction such as in Siddhartha. It's sort of a hybrid. Zarathustra was apparently a historical person, and this book is pretty much, as the title suggests, Zarathrustra just talking about his philosophy. That was... okay.
Maybe if I learn more about the work and then return to it, I'll be better able to understand it and therefore like it better?
Also, this is neither a nonfiction philosophical work where ideas are organized in a logical way and then reasoned through for readers nor is it a true work of fiction such as in Siddhartha. It's sort of a hybrid. Zarathustra was apparently a historical person, and this book is pretty much, as the title suggests, Zarathrustra just talking about his philosophy. That was... okay.
Maybe if I learn more about the work and then return to it, I'll be better able to understand it and therefore like it better?
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