--- product_id: 12524578 title: "Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist (Princeton Classics)" price: "160.29 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12524578-nietzsche-philosopher-psychologist-antichrist-princeton-classics store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist (Princeton Classics) **Price:** 160.29 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist (Princeton Classics) - **How much does it cost?** 160.29 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12524578-nietzsche-philosopher-psychologist-antichrist-princeton-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description This classic is the benchmark against which all modern books about Nietzsche are measured. When Walter Kaufmann wrote it in the immediate aftermath of World War II, most scholars outside Germany viewed Nietzsche as part madman, part proto-Nazi, and almost wholly unphilosophical. Kaufmann rehabilitated Nietzsche nearly single-handedly, presenting his works as one of the great achievements of Western philosophy. Responding to the powerful myths and countermyths that had sprung up around Nietzsche, Kaufmann offered a patient, evenhanded account of his life and works, and of the uses and abuses to which subsequent generations had put his ideas. Without ignoring or downplaying the ugliness of many of Nietzsche's proclamations, he set them in the context of his work as a whole and of the counterexamples yielded by a responsible reading of his books. More positively, he presented Nietzsche's ideas about power as one of the great accomplishments of modern philosophy, arguing that his conception of the "will to power" was not a crude apology for ruthless self-assertion but must be linked to Nietzsche's equally profound ideas about sublimation. He also presented Nietzsche as a pioneer of modern psychology and argued that a key to understanding his overall philosophy is to see it as a reaction against Christianity. Many scholars in the past half century have taken issue with some of Kaufmann's interpretations, but the book ranks as one of the most influential accounts ever written of any major Western thinker. Featuring a new foreword by Alexander Nehamas, this Princeton Classics edition of Nietzsche introduces a new generation of readers to one the most influential accounts ever written of any major Western thinker. Review: Outstanding Introduction to an Important but Misunderstood Thinker - The author, a philosopher at Princeton, presents a thorough and readable discussion of the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche is simultaneously one of the most well-known, most influential, and most misunderstood thinkers of all time. His philosophy was grossly misappropriated by the Nazis, and he still has an unfortunate association with fascism in much of the public mind. In reality, Nietzsche was a passionate and lifelong anti-racist, anti-militarist opponent of German nationalism. Further, he was single-mindedly devoted to the pursuit of truth, even where the truth was painful or when against one wished to be true. It was this pursuit of truth at all costs that led Nietzsche to be an anti-systemic thinker: he worried that trying to fit the world into a pre-made system would result in a distorted picture and that a systemic thinker would be forced to rely on unchallenged a priori assumptions. Nietzsche viewed himself as a philosopher at the dawn of a new age. With the decline in traditional religious beliefs in the face of science, man was thrust into a nihilistic predicament. However, Nietzsche believed that great, creative individuals -- Socrates, Shakespeare, Goethe, Beethoven, etc. -- would create their own value systems, which would be truly authentic because they came from the individual rather than being imposed from the outside. Actions taken in adherence to an externally imposed moral code were distasteful to Nietzsche, even if they were the same actions taken by the great, creative individual. Thus, Nietzsche's writings frequently deprecate "Christian" values such as kindness, humility, etc. -- not because Nietzsche opposed those values in and of themselves, but because he argued that most people professed such values because they hoped to gain power through doing so by adhering to an external moral code that sat above them. Instead, to Nietzsche the truly great individual is naturally kind, humble etc., and is not seeking power over others when following these virtues. The above relates to three important Nietzsche concepts. First, the "will to power". Nietzsche sees the will to power as the supreme motivator of humanity -- and perhaps, all life. People will sacrifice pleasure in the pursuit of power. And Nietzsche views power as manifesting itself in multifold ways, not just (and in fact, particularly not just) military or physical ways. The main goal of the will to power, however, should be self-overcoming. This relates to the second concept -- self-overcoming and sublimating. To Nietzsche, while asceticism does reflect power and self-overcoming to an extent, the truly powerful individual does not extirpate his passions but controls them and sublimates them. Third, is the concept of the Ubermensch or "Superman" or "Overman" -- the individual who has self-overcome and created their own system of values. One of Nietzsche's more interesting ideas is the eternal recurrence, which has both a scientific and a philosophical element. Nietzsche -- writing decades before the Big Bang theory was developed -- believed that the universe had no beginning or end. Consequently, there was infinite time but not finite matter, which meant that matter would eventually recombine in the exact way that it is right, again and again eternally into the future. Nietzsche mistakenly believed this to be true as a scientific matter. However, as a philosophical matter it sheds light on Nietzsche's life-affirming philosophy. A person should live their life in such a way that if the eternal recurrence were true and one would have to relive every moment, that one would react to this with great joy and consider it a blessing. "Amor fati" -- love of fate -- is a central concept for Nietzsche. One should not want the past, present or future to be different, but should instead love and embrace it all. Review: Must Read on Nietzsche - Profound, well-written book at the affordable price. Delivered fast. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #83,344 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #31 in Philosopher Biographies #81 in Modern Western Philosophy #106 in Religion & Philosophy (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 202 Reviews | ## Images ![Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist (Princeton Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71dBucXBgxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding Introduction to an Important but Misunderstood Thinker *by C***S on February 8, 2026* The author, a philosopher at Princeton, presents a thorough and readable discussion of the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche is simultaneously one of the most well-known, most influential, and most misunderstood thinkers of all time. His philosophy was grossly misappropriated by the Nazis, and he still has an unfortunate association with fascism in much of the public mind. In reality, Nietzsche was a passionate and lifelong anti-racist, anti-militarist opponent of German nationalism. Further, he was single-mindedly devoted to the pursuit of truth, even where the truth was painful or when against one wished to be true. It was this pursuit of truth at all costs that led Nietzsche to be an anti-systemic thinker: he worried that trying to fit the world into a pre-made system would result in a distorted picture and that a systemic thinker would be forced to rely on unchallenged a priori assumptions. Nietzsche viewed himself as a philosopher at the dawn of a new age. With the decline in traditional religious beliefs in the face of science, man was thrust into a nihilistic predicament. However, Nietzsche believed that great, creative individuals -- Socrates, Shakespeare, Goethe, Beethoven, etc. -- would create their own value systems, which would be truly authentic because they came from the individual rather than being imposed from the outside. Actions taken in adherence to an externally imposed moral code were distasteful to Nietzsche, even if they were the same actions taken by the great, creative individual. Thus, Nietzsche's writings frequently deprecate "Christian" values such as kindness, humility, etc. -- not because Nietzsche opposed those values in and of themselves, but because he argued that most people professed such values because they hoped to gain power through doing so by adhering to an external moral code that sat above them. Instead, to Nietzsche the truly great individual is naturally kind, humble etc., and is not seeking power over others when following these virtues. The above relates to three important Nietzsche concepts. First, the "will to power". Nietzsche sees the will to power as the supreme motivator of humanity -- and perhaps, all life. People will sacrifice pleasure in the pursuit of power. And Nietzsche views power as manifesting itself in multifold ways, not just (and in fact, particularly not just) military or physical ways. The main goal of the will to power, however, should be self-overcoming. This relates to the second concept -- self-overcoming and sublimating. To Nietzsche, while asceticism does reflect power and self-overcoming to an extent, the truly powerful individual does not extirpate his passions but controls them and sublimates them. Third, is the concept of the Ubermensch or "Superman" or "Overman" -- the individual who has self-overcome and created their own system of values. One of Nietzsche's more interesting ideas is the eternal recurrence, which has both a scientific and a philosophical element. Nietzsche -- writing decades before the Big Bang theory was developed -- believed that the universe had no beginning or end. Consequently, there was infinite time but not finite matter, which meant that matter would eventually recombine in the exact way that it is right, again and again eternally into the future. Nietzsche mistakenly believed this to be true as a scientific matter. However, as a philosophical matter it sheds light on Nietzsche's life-affirming philosophy. A person should live their life in such a way that if the eternal recurrence were true and one would have to relive every moment, that one would react to this with great joy and consider it a blessing. "Amor fati" -- love of fate -- is a central concept for Nietzsche. One should not want the past, present or future to be different, but should instead love and embrace it all. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must Read on Nietzsche *by A***R on March 1, 2026* Profound, well-written book at the affordable price. 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