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Why I am So Wise

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Why I am So Wise
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Friedrich Nietzsche
SeriesPenguin Great Ideas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - c 1600 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780141018973
ClassificationsDewey:193
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 2 September 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.

Author Biography

Friedrich Nietzsche was born near Leipzig in 1844, the son of a Lutheran clergyman. At 24 he was appointed to the chair of classical philology at Basle University, where he stayed until forced by his health to retire in 1879. Here, he wrote all his literature, including Thus Spake Zarathustra, and developed his idea of the Superman. He became insane in 1889 and remained so until his death in 1900.