Twilight of the Idols and The Antichr..., Friedrich Nietzsche
Twilight of the Idols and The Antichr..., Friedrich Nietzsche
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Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist

Author: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrator: Barnaby Edwards

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2019

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Synopsis

The last works completed before Nietzsche's final years of insanity, Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ contain some of his most passionate and polemical writing. Both display his profound understanding of human nature and continue themes developed in The Genealogy of Morals, as the philosopher lashes out at the deceptiveness of modern culture and morality. Twilight of the Idols attacks European society, Christianity and the works of Socrates and Plato, which he proclaims are life-denying as they prioritize reason over instinct and the after-world over the apparent world. The Antichrist explores the history, psychology and moral precepts of Christianity, forming his final assault on organized religion.

About Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher and philologist whose best-known works include Thus Spoke Zarathustra; Ecce Homo; Human, All Too Human; and Beyond Good and Evil. Much of his work is characterized by radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth and criticism of traditional ideals of morality. Nietzsche's writings were significant influences on the existentialist, nihilist, and postmodernist schools of thought, as well as on the work of such later writers as Herman Hesse, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud, and Jean-Paul Sartre.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eliot on December 03, 2007

Late Nietzsche is amazing. Finally freed from the constraints of even remotely making sense or forming coherent arguments, Nietzsche invites his readers to make up more or less anything and attribute it to these books. The best part is that, if one were inclined to feel guilty about such loose attri......more

Goodreads review by Kaleb on May 24, 2022

Super interesting book, Nietzsche uses psychology to explain why morals exist, and why they’re different in different places. What I thought was interesting is that Nietzsche spent a lot of time attacking contemporary European morals because even though more and more people were becoming atheists, t......more

Goodreads review by Kam on October 30, 2008

Really amazing stuff. Eye-opening. My first true reading experience of Nietzsche. Even if you disagree with them, the thought that goes into this, the imagination, the excellent questions and questioning -- everybody should read this guy!......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on May 27, 2024

Wow nietzsche absolutely destroyed christianity in this lol. Ngl i underlined so much......more

Goodreads review by Alina on November 21, 2020

This a 3-star book, not because of lack of insight or stimulating ideas (there are plenty of these), but because of some apparent inconsistencies which diminish the integrity of the argument (also the blatant sexism). Even though these are Nietzsche’s last books, I think they must be read first beca......more

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