Who the Hell is Friedrich Nietzsche?

 First philosophy title published in the Who the Hell is…? series

Bowden & Brazil brings you the first title in the philosophy section of its new series, Who the Hell is…? Focusing on the world’s greatest thinkers across a range of subjects, these books really bring alive the whole person by exploring their life and ideas in context. Each author tells the story of the intellectual’s life and then unpicks their key ideas, presenting them in a highly accessible way that really cuts through the academic jargon. The books in this series are aimed at those interested in smart-thinking but are also ideal for students trying to get their head around a certain subject.

Who the Hell is Friedrich Nietzsche? begins by telling the story of Nietzsche’s life and looks at the people and events that influenced him, before going on to explore his three most important ideas in all their fascinating detail. Dixon debunks the myth that Nietzsche is a dauntingly high-brow thinker who makes no rational sense. By looking at the man himself and his three most compelling and influential ideas – God is Dead, the Übermensch, and The Will to Power – and presenting them in a clear and highly readable way, Dixon reveals what a brilliant writer Nietzsche really was. His illuminating, daring ideas helped give birth to the modern world and even today offer valuable ways of dealing with the ‘post-truth’ world of Donald Trump and the ‘new world order’.

“A snappy, readable overview of Nietzsche’s life, key concepts and, most interestingly for me, influences and relevance to contemporary issues. Recommended for A-Level as wider reading for phil/RS course or as the basis for an EPQ.”
Glen Skellhorn, Royal Institute of Philosophy.