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Nietzsche
Beyond the 'God is dead' quote cards.
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Twilight of the Idols
Friedrich Nietzsche
Short, punchy, aphoristic: a good sampler.
210 pp≈5 h●●○ SteadyRead this first: Start with 'Maxims and Arrows', then 'The Problem of Socrates'.
Edition: Penguin Books · ISBN 9780140445145
Beyond Good and Evil
Friedrich Nietzsche
His attack on moral dogma.
240 pp≈6 h●●● DemandingRead this first: Preface, then Parts 1, 5 and 9 (Brian Leiter's suggestion).
Edition: Penguin Books · ISBN 9780140449235
On the Genealogy of Morality
Friedrich Nietzsche
Where our values came from (also on r/askphilosophy lists).
367 pp≈9 h●●● DemandingRead this first: Read the First Essay first; it stands alone.
Edition: Vintage Books · ISBN 9780679724629
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Übermensch, once you've got your bearings.
342 pp≈9 h●●● DemandingRead this first: Save it for last; most guides warn against starting here.
Edition: Penguin Books · ISBN 9780140441185
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