{"product_id":"the-gay-science-paperback","title":"The Gay Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFriedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough dour in appearance and formidable in reputation, Friedrich Nietzsche was an ardent practitioner of the art of poetry--known in twelfth-century Proven al as \"the gay science.\" This extensive collection of prose and verse offers a sophisticated treatment of the philosophical themes and views central to his thinking, as well as the ideas that proved most influential to later philosophers. \u003cbr\u003e Dating from the era when Nietzsche was at the peak of his intellectual powers, most of this book was written just before \u003ci\u003eThus Spoke Zarathustra, \u003c\/i\u003e and the rest of it five years later, after \u003ci\u003eBeyond Good and Evil.\u003c\/i\u003e Zarathustra makes his first appearance in these pages, along with the author's well-known proclamation of the death of God. Readers will find this volume a wellspring for some of Nietzsche's most sustained and thought-provoking discussions of art and morality, knowledge and truth, the intellectual conscience, and the origin of logic, as well as the largest collection of Nietzsche's published poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerman philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) ranks among the most influential of modern thinkers. His explorations of the motives underlying Western philosophy, religion, and morality have exercised a profound effect on generations of writers, theologians, philosophers, and psychologists. Although Nietzsche was strongly opposed to nationalism and anti-Semitism, his works were appropriated by Fascists to support the very concepts he deplored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700221153343,"sku":"9780486841687","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6b334aad2f4ee855bbcd0aa5463b325f.webp?v=1765015928","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-gay-science-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}