Major Works
Beyond Good and Evil
- Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft, 1886. Recommended translation: Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future, trans. Walter Kaufmann, Random House, 1966.Excerpt: The will to truth which will still tempt us to many a venture, that famous truthfulness of which all philosophers so far have spoken with respect—what questions has this will to truth not laid before us! What strange, wicked, questionable… More
Commentary
“Nietzsche’s Underworld of Truth”
- Sallis, John. "Nietzsche's Underworld of Truth." Philosophy Today 16, no. 1 (Spring 1972): 12-19.Nietzsche’s Theory of Knowledge
- Ruediger Hermann Grimm, Nietzsche's Theory of Knowledge, Walter de Gruyter, 1977.Excerpt: If one were to choose that modern thinker who has been more misunderstood and maligned than any other, I have little doubt that a consensus of opinion would award that dubious honor to Friedrich Nietzsche. The name of Nietzsche has for years elicited… MoreNietzsche on Truth and Philosophy
- Maudemarie Clark, Nietzsche on Truth and Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, 1991.Excerpt: Nietzsche’s philosophy has recently generated a significant amount of interest and excitement, much of it centered around his position on truth. Considerable hope exists, and much conviction, that Nietzsche has something important to say about… More