The Will to Power

Resumen del libro

New to Penguin Classics, The Will to Power contains some of Nietzsche's most fascinating and combative writings on nihilism, metaphysics and the future of Europe. Assembled by Nietzsche's sister after his death, The Will to Power is a collection of the philosopher's reflections and theories taken from his unpublished notebooks. Covering topics such as nihilism, Christianity, morality and the famous 'will to power', the book was controversially presented as Nietzsche's all-but-completed magnum opus containing his philosophical system. Including some of his most interesting metaphysical and epistemological thoughts, as well as some of his most disturbing ethical and political comments, the book would prove to have a significant influence on Nietzsche's contentious reception in the twentieth century.

Biografía del autor

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), filólogo y filósofo, admirador en su juventud de Schopenhauer y de Wagner es, sin duda, uno de los pensadores que más han influido en la configuración de la mentalidad contemporánea. En obras como Así habló Zaratustra, Más allá del bien y del mal o La genealogía de la moral dirige una crítica a la cultura occidental que desenmascara la contradicción de los valores en los que se inspira con la vida, y plantea la recuperación del sentido trágico según el ejemplo de los griegos.