Human, All Too Human

Translation is tolerable

Outstanding

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The book was perfect

Just too good!! Nietzsche at his brilliant best!!

The first book where Nietzsche critiques humanity and challenges it to overcome its present state.

This is a review of the Penguin translation of "Human, All Too Human" by Faber and Lehmann. Content: It only consists of volume 1 of the book, not volume 2 (important part). Translation: Good.

The book looks used and not satisfied with the product

Arrived on time. Happy with the product.

Great Read

The following review pertains to the Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy edition of Friedrich Nietzsche's `Human all too Human' edited by Schacht and translated by Hollingdale. The current text is compilation of three texts, `Human all too Human' (1878), `Assorted Opinions & Maxims' (1879) and `The Wanderer & His Shadow' (1880 ). These texts were rereleased 1886 as a 2-volume set with new prefaces. As with the majority of Nietzsche's work these texts received little recognition during the author's lifetime. First, kudos to Cambridge University Press for its the Texts in the History of Philosophy series with its objective of increasing access to important but lesser known philosophical works. This series promises to be an excellent resource for students of philosophy. This edition of Human all too Human is a helpful and accessible compilation of some of Nietzsche's lesser known writings. While translation is always a challenging and often a contentious issue, Hollingdale appears to have achieved an appropriate mix of readability and literalness - he is effective in maintaining the poetic feel of Nietzsche's prose. One minor criticism of this edition is the small font, while probably necessary to keep the text to a single volume; it can make reading less comfortable. With regard to the work itself, Human all too Human is often seen by scholars as a transitional work in Nietzsche thought. And, has tended to be overlooked in English for reasons of accessibility (limited translations) and perception (not seen to add to his latter corpus). For example, Walter Kaufman the great post WWII popularizer of Nietzsche did not choose to translate these texts. While clearly the themes evidenced in Human all too Human are further developed in Nietzsche's later work, I believe the text has its own inherent value. Though somewhat more nuanced and less polemical than his more mature work, it provides wonderful insight into his views on a plethora of subjects, religion, art, epistemology, psychology, sociology and culture. It is also a treasure trove of ideas that are further developed by subsequent thinkers such Freud, Jung and Heidegger etc. Overall, it is a brilliant, insightful and wide-ranging text - highly recommended for all students of modern philosophy.

Without putting my own slant and interpretation of this work down as something that will cloud your own judgement of it, I'll just say that it is mind-blowing. As a piece of intellectual capital it is invaluable. I enjoy reading philosophy purely out of my own curiosity. Every book opens up a new way of looking at the world and another avenue to explore. This book, however, is the one that has so far had the greatest impact. There is a lot of misinformation out there about Nietzsche; so much so that I approached this book already holding a fair bit of skepticism about it. All that was blown away within half an hour of reading. I can't see anyone thoughtful disliking this book: it is enlightening rather than a strict code; and it is also, for that reason, a little dark, in that it tells us what we perhaps don't want to know about ourselves, or at least admit. He's one of those people who's thinking has a deep effect on you - or me, certainly. You may find yourself taking a long drive just to get your head around and be accepting of some of his ideas, which I believe for some will have the potential to be life-changing. This is fantastic, a must buy if you've come far enough to read this.

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