Description:
For readers both acquainted with and new to the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche, Nietzsche NOW! frames and explains Nietzsche's thinking on topics of immediate contemporary concern and relevance. With original German translations.
Brief description: Glenn Wallis is the editor and translator of The Dhammapada and Basic Teachings of the Buddha (Random House) and the author of A Critique of Western Buddhism (Bloomsbury), An Anarchist's Manifesto, and How to Fix Education (Warbler Press). He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and has taught at several universities, including Brown University, and at the University of Georgia as a tenured professor. He is the founder and director of Incite Seminars in Philadelphia.
Review Quotes:
"A surprisingly engaging grafting of Nietzsche's philosophy onto the modern world."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Clearly written, relevant accounts are rare in the world of Nietzsche scholarship. Nietzsche NOW! is immensely readable...Wallis guides us, through Nietzsche's writings, towards coping with the same problems Nietzsche tackled, including truth, democracy, morality, and identity. "
-Sue Prideaux, author of I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche, Winner of the Hawthornden Prize
"An indispensable, thrilling guide to understanding Nietzsche's philosophical impact in our time."
- Amir Eshel, Stanford University
"A lively and spirited introduction to a masterful stylist and our greatest educator."
-Keith Ansell-Pearson, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick