What are the best Nietzsche books, or order in which to read him?

[deleted] · 2018-08-08T19:16:49+00:00

Nietzsche's the best, man, props if you actually finish one of his books. I havent yet, though I'm a hindred or so pages into 'So Spoke Zarathusra'.

sorryforthelifestory · 2018-08-08T19:46:58+00:00

Start with the genealogy of morality

BrodinsOats · 2018-08-08T19:34:26+00:00

I did some research on this and found so many different answers that it was difficult to make much sense of it. I decided to start with The Gay Science and I’ve enjoyed it.

Much of it is so esoteric that it feels like you need to be in a philosophy class to fully comprehend it, but I enjoy coming across the occasional beautifully poetic aphorism. Reading him to me is like panning for gold. Like this line from Ecce Homo,

My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it—but love it.

zielkarz · 2018-08-08T20:06:11+00:00

I've started with Beyond good and evil

Lightways434 · 2018-08-09T03:06:11+00:00

Beyond good and evil, the geneology of morals, thus spoke zaruthastra.

Title	What are the best Nietzsche books, or order in which to read him?
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Date	August 8, 2018 6:53 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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