NIETZSCHEand otherExponents of IndividualismbyPAUL CARUSIllustrated. Cloth, $1.25“Of books on Nietzsche, we doubt whether any will be found more simple in its analysis and interpretation of the writings of ‘The mad philosopher’ than the present work.”—Pittsburgh Journal.“A two-fold purpose is served by this book—a study of philosophical anarchism and an interpretation of the theories of Nietzsche.”—Brooklyn Eagle.“A brilliant refutation of the mad philosopher’s doctrine.”—Toronto Globe.“This exposition of Nietzsche’s life and philosophy is probably both truthful and fair and as nearly just as any that can be made.”—Chicago Daily News.“The book is so incisive and clear that it may be taken as an introduction to the study of philosophy.”—Trenton Times.“Nietzsche, to the average man, has been little more than a name—a sort of synonym for turbulence—and violence of a nature not clearly understood. To such, this book will be welcome. It gives enough of both sides of the question of individualism to enable the reader to judge intelligently the principle of the ‘Overman’.”—Greensboro Daily News.NIETZSCHE“The appearance of a philosopher like Nietzsche is a symptom of the times. He is one representative among several others of an anti-scientific tendency. The author here characterizes him as a poet rather than a thinker, as a leader and an exponent of certain unruly and immature minds. Though his philosophy is severely criticised, though it is weighed and found wanting, his personality is described not without sympathy and with an appreciation of his genius. His predecessor, Max Stirner, and other kindred spirits less known than Nietzsche are also introduced, and if the reader adopts the author’s views he will condemn the tendencies and thoughts of these erratic philosophers but at the same time appreciate their aspirations and love them in their very errors. The fundamental error of them all is an extreme individualism which regards every single person as an absolute autonomous sovereign being, while a consideration of the origin of personality proves them to have originated within and under the influence of the social surroundings of communities from which they cannot be separated and of which they are and will forever remain parts. In this relation of the individual to society lie the roots of ethics. The individual cannot cut himself loose from his social surroundings without doing harm to himself; and the rules which this interrelation imposes upon the several members of society constitute an obligation which we call duty.”Established in 1887The Open Court Publishing CompanyScientific and Educational Books122 South Michigan Avenue, CHICAGO
NIETZSCHEand otherExponents of Individualism
byPAUL CARUS
Illustrated. Cloth, $1.25
“Of books on Nietzsche, we doubt whether any will be found more simple in its analysis and interpretation of the writings of ‘The mad philosopher’ than the present work.”—Pittsburgh Journal.
“A two-fold purpose is served by this book—a study of philosophical anarchism and an interpretation of the theories of Nietzsche.”—Brooklyn Eagle.
“A brilliant refutation of the mad philosopher’s doctrine.”—Toronto Globe.
“This exposition of Nietzsche’s life and philosophy is probably both truthful and fair and as nearly just as any that can be made.”—Chicago Daily News.
“The book is so incisive and clear that it may be taken as an introduction to the study of philosophy.”—Trenton Times.
“Nietzsche, to the average man, has been little more than a name—a sort of synonym for turbulence—and violence of a nature not clearly understood. To such, this book will be welcome. It gives enough of both sides of the question of individualism to enable the reader to judge intelligently the principle of the ‘Overman’.”—Greensboro Daily News.
NIETZSCHE
“The appearance of a philosopher like Nietzsche is a symptom of the times. He is one representative among several others of an anti-scientific tendency. The author here characterizes him as a poet rather than a thinker, as a leader and an exponent of certain unruly and immature minds. Though his philosophy is severely criticised, though it is weighed and found wanting, his personality is described not without sympathy and with an appreciation of his genius. His predecessor, Max Stirner, and other kindred spirits less known than Nietzsche are also introduced, and if the reader adopts the author’s views he will condemn the tendencies and thoughts of these erratic philosophers but at the same time appreciate their aspirations and love them in their very errors. The fundamental error of them all is an extreme individualism which regards every single person as an absolute autonomous sovereign being, while a consideration of the origin of personality proves them to have originated within and under the influence of the social surroundings of communities from which they cannot be separated and of which they are and will forever remain parts. In this relation of the individual to society lie the roots of ethics. The individual cannot cut himself loose from his social surroundings without doing harm to himself; and the rules which this interrelation imposes upon the several members of society constitute an obligation which we call duty.”
Established in 1887
The Open Court Publishing CompanyScientific and Educational Books122 South Michigan Avenue, CHICAGO