C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and their colleagues in the Inklings wanted to write fiction that would effectively “evangelize the imagination...
116 months ago

Macbeth loses his head and soul in the unknowing clouds of his own sin-deceived ego. So does Nietzsche. Far from seeing life as a quest for truth.
13 months ago

In 1889, when Friedrich Nietzsche suffered the mental collapse that ended his career, he was virtually unknown. Yet by the time of his death...
156 months ago

The death of God didn't strike Nietzsche as an entirely good thing. Without a God, the basic belief system of Western Europe was in jeopardy.
35 months ago

“What does not kill me makes me stronger.” “Eternal recurrence.” “Übermensch.” “God is dead.” Even if you don't know much about philosophy,...
113 months ago

The German philosopher has been adopted by the alt-right, but he hated antisemitism. He has been misappropriated and misread, argues his biographer.
75 months ago

Nietzsche's life was, in many ways, the saddest imaginable, almost entirely lacking in the things most of us hope to find: job, home, health, love, security.
167 months ago

A biography of Friedrich Nietzsche emphasizes the personal and historical circumstances that acted as backdrop to his ideas.
176 months ago

The long-misunderstood philosopher, a hater of nationalism but supporter of independent thought, disliked trends in higher education that are very evident...
108 months ago

In our new political landscape, radicals on all sides find something to like in the German philosopher. by. Guy Elgat. May 07, 2017.
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