- Nietzsche Collection

Author: (German) Nietzsche, translated by Tian Linaian
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: Daybreak is Nietzsche's powerful work against Christian "morality" and "truth," with the subtitle "On Morality as Prejudice." The book is composed of insightful and witty aphorisms and incisive judgments, with concise and enduring language, a rebellious style, and often achieving remarkable impact with minimal effort. It is one of Nietzsche's representative works. Daybreak touches on numerous aspects of social life, from marriage issues to Christianity, from educational problems to patriotism, from moral servitude to the salvation of the soul, all approached from the perspective of human nature, delving into the profound and awakening the deaf. Although a voluntarist and idealist, Nietzsche exhibits a strong materialistic tone in Daybreak. Written in 1881, it was during this time that Nietzsche's concept of the "Eternal Recurrence" took shape. The "Eternal Recurrence" holds a crucial position in Nietzsche's philosophy, and to deeply understand Nietzsche, Daybreak is an indispensable read.