Ecce Homo

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Overview

For the title of his autobiography, Friedrich Nietzsche chose Pilate's words upon discharging Christ to the mob: Ecce Homo, or "Behold the man." The original subtitle, How One Becomes What One Is, suggests a psychologically intriguing exploration of the philosopher's personal history. Nietzsche fulfills that promise with a dramatic summation of his life and career that turns conventional notions of autobiography inside out.

Published posthumously in 1908, Ecce Homo was written in 1888 and completed just a few weeks before Nietzsche's complete mental collapse. Its outrageously egotistical review of the philosopher's life and works -- featuring chapters called Why I Am So Wise and Why I Write Such Good Books -- are redeemed from mere arrogance by masterful language and ever-relevant ideas. In addition to settling scores with his many personal and philosophical enemies (including Richard Wagner, German nationalism, and Christianity), Nietzsche emphasizes the importance of questioning traditional morality, establishing autonomy, and making a commitment to creativity.

Essential reading for students of philosophy, this unique memoir is crucial to an understanding of Nietzsche's other works.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9786558704522
Publisher:	Editora Lafonte
Publication date:	07/30/2021
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	2 MB
Language:	Portuguese

About the Author

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche nasceu em Röcken, Alemanha, em 1844. Órfão de pai aos 5 anos, foi instruído pela mãe nos rígidos princípios da religião cristã. Lecionou Filologia na Universidade de Basileia, na Suíça, de 1868 a 1879, ano em que deixou a cátedra por doença. A sífilis, contraída em 1866, o impediu de se casar com seu grande amor, Lou Andreas Salomé, e o levou à solidão. Atingido por crises de loucura em 1889, passou os últimos anos de sua vida recluso, vindo a falecer em 1900, em Weimar.

Table of Contents

	Translator's Introduction	v
	Author's Preface	1
	Why I am so Wise	9
	Why I am so Clever	28
	Why I Write such Excellent Books	55
	The Birth of Tragedy	68
	Thoughts out of Season	75
	Human, All-too-Human	82
	The Dawn of Day	91
	Joyful Wisdom	95
	Thus spake Zarathustra	96
	Beyond Good and Evil	114
	The Genealogy of Morals	116
	The Twilight of the Idols	118
	The Case of Wagner	121
	Why I am a Fatality	131