The Gay Science, often considered the most personal of all Nietzsche's works, presents a rich tapestry of philosophical reflections and poetic expressions. In this book, Nietzsche proclaims the death of God and introduces readers to his doctrine of eternal recurrence.
Walter Kaufmann's commentary, enriched with many quotations from previously untranslated letters, brings to life Nietzsche as a human being and illuminates his philosophy. This work contains some of Nietzsche's most sustained discussions on art and morality, knowledge and truth, the intellectual conscience, and the origin of logic.
Written just before Thus Spoke Zarathustra and finalized five years later, after Beyond Good and Evil, this book captures many of Nietzsche's most interesting philosophical ideas and the largest collection of his poetry that he ever published himself.
Engage with Nietzsche's thought and explore themes of art, science, morality, and human existence with a spirit of joy and inquiry.
The teaching of G. I. Gurdjieff (1866-1949) has come to be recognized as one of the most original, enduring, and penetrating of our century. While Gurdjieff used many different means to transmit his vision of the human dilemma and human possibility, he gave special importance to his acknowledged masterwork, Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson.
Beelzebub's Tales is an "ocean of story" and of ideas that one can explore for a lifetime. It is majestic in scale and content, challengingly inventive in prose style, and often approached with apprehension. This revised edition, prepared under the direction of Gurdjieff's closest pupil, Jeanne de Salzmann, offers a new experience of Gurdjieff's masterpiece for contemporary readers.
This edition provides a translation that clarifies the verbal surface while respecting the author's thought and style. It is presented in a sturdy cloth edition, echoing its original publication.