Thus Spoke Zarathustra

A contrast to the traditional idea of progressive development that dominated European philosophy during the author’s lifetime.

Friedrich Nietzsche is a name that is certainly bright and, just as certainly, controversial in literature and philosophy. Is it because it’s still unclear what this person’s creative legacy belongs to—literature or philosophy in general? Is it because it’s still not entirely clear whether Nietzsche’s works are the work of a genius, a madman—or a genius madman! One thing is clear: Nietzsche’s thought, paradoxical, sharp, willful, is still capable of inspiring delight—or acute irritation. And that means it isn’t subject to aging… The book that exploded the consciousness of hundreds of thousands of people. A book that became the standard of individualist philosophy and an apologia of the “idea of the overman.” Even now it acts on the reader’s consciousness with ferocious force. Obedience—and rebellion. Passion—and hatred. The strength of the individual—and submission to fate. Destiny—and the few who can take it into their own hands…

A furious and ambiguous book. You can disagree with it and argue, but you cannot overestimate the influence it has on readers’ minds.