How To Read: Nietzsche

'How To Read' is a personal master-class in reading, bringing you face to face with the work of some of the most influential and challenging writers in history.

Keith Ansell Pearson introduces Nietzsche's distinctive voice, the mood of his philosophical thought and in particular the use of his extended aphorism. He emphasises Nietzsche's openness to new modes and methods of knowledge, which broke away from previous philosophical thought and significantly reshaped the modern philosophical landscape.

After familiarising the reader with Nietzsche's unique approach, Ansell Pearson illuminates some of the best known and controversial of Nietzsche's philosophical arguments: the Will to Power, the Ubermensch, the 'Death of God' and Nietzsche's conception of truth.

Extracts aretaken from a range of Nietzsche's works, including 'The Gay Science'; 'On the Genealogy Of Morality', 'Beyond Good And Evil' and 'Thus Spake Zarathustra'.