How To Read: NIETZSCHE

“The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

Often you’ll hear Nietzsche being mentioned or quoted in movies about ‘smart people’ or prodigies (Good Will Hunting, Sopranos, etc. to name a few). And don’t even get me started on how they butcher his name. It’s pronounced as ‘KNEE-CHA’. These prodigies or ‘smart people’ often quote him wrong or portray him as someone who was a nihilist or supported Nazism, which he didn’t and strongly detested(but his works were used by Hitler and Nazism to justify and promote their beliefs). Why am I starting with these? It’s because there are a lot of misunderstandings related to Nietzsche and his works. I mean take his most famous line ‘God is Dead.’. Often people take it as an atheistic and nihilistic declaration but that’s not what Nietzsche said or intended to say.

Nietzsche is a great philosopher. The Ultimate Diss-Lord (poor Socrates). So the reason I started with the pop-culture aspect was to let you know that Nietzsche was not anything like that. That dude was an absolute madlad and his works are just amazing and as a person who appreciates Nietzsche, I’d really hate to see pop culture stain his legacy.

I’ve made posts on Camus, Kierkegaard, and Sartre before, but they were written posts so this time I thought I’d make a video. I’m still learning how to make quality videos, so bear with me. Below the video, you’ll find the order of the books, the links to the books, and numerous resources to help you.

I’ve been reading Nietzsche for more than three years now (which isn’t a lot, I agree) but I struggled a lot to understand and these resources are handpicked, those that helped me the most. I hope y’all like it. I put in quite a lot of effort in collecting and making these, so do consider following or liking my posts here on Medium or Instagram.

Enjoy!

Resources and References mentioned in the video are below:

INTRODUCTORY BOOKS AND RESOURCES

1. Introducing Nietzsche: A Graphic Guide

2. Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction

3. Cambridge Companion To Nietzsche

Recommended Reading Order (including free ebook download + resources)

1. Twilight Of The Idols

Audiobook Playlist

Reading Guide Playlist

Ebook Free Download:

The Twilight of the Idols; or, How to Philosophize with the Hammer. The

2. On The Genealogy Of Morals

Free Ebook Download:

The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Audiobook

Then&Now guide

Then&Now Guide Part II

3. Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

Guide Playlist

Audiobook

The Best Guide out there:

A beginner's guide to Nietzsche's Beyond good and evil - Google Search

4. Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Free Ebook Download:

Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Audiobook

Further Reading + Extra Resources

Yale Free Course ON Nietzsche

SOCY 151 - Lecture 14 - Nietzsche on Power, Knowledge and Morality | Open Yale Courses

Walter Kaufmann Lectures On Nietzsche:

Nietzsche and the Crisis in Philosophy : Walter Kaufmann : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming …

Oxford Free Course on Nietzsche:

Nietzsche on Mind and Nature

You Can Download The Rest Of His Works FOR FREE Here:

Books by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (sorted by popularity)