On Truth and Untruth: Selected Writings

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We continue to live within the intellectual shadow cast by Nietzsche.New York Times Book Review

Reissued for the age of "fake news," On Truth and Untruthcharts Nietzsches evolving thinking on truth, which has exerted a powerful influence over modern and contemporary thought. This original collection features the complete text of the celebrated early essay On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense (a keystone in Nietzsches thoughtStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy), as well as selections from the great philosophers entire career, including key passages fromThe Gay Science,Beyond Good and Evil,On the Genealogy of Morals,The Will to Power,Twilight of the Idols, andThe Antichrist.

In times of crisis, the great works of philosophy help us make sense of the world. The Harper Perennial Resistance Library is a special five-book series highlighting short classic works of independent thought that illuminate the nature of truth, humanity's dangerous attraction to authoritarianism, the influence of media and mass communication, and the philosophy of resistanceall critical in understanding today's politically charged world.

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German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) is one of the most influential and widely read thinkers of all time. His works include THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA, BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL, ON THE GENEAOLOGY OF MORALITY, and THE WILL TO POWER.