Twilight of the Idols, or How to Philosophize with a Hammer

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Nietzsche's own quick summary of his philosophy, written in a few days in 1888. Short, punchy chapters take on Socrates, morality, free will and the great thinkers of his age, making it a great place to start.

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