{"product_id":"nietzsches-enlightenment-paul-franco-9780226259819","title":"Nietzsche's Enlightenment: The Free-Spirit Trilogy of the Middle Period","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile much attention has been lavished on Friedrich Nietzsche's earlier and later works, those of his so-called middle period have been generally neglected, perhaps because of their aphoristic style or perhaps because they are perceived to be inconsistent with the rest of his thought. With \u003ci\u003eNietzsche's Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Franco gives this crucial section of Nietzsche's oeuvre its due, offering a thoughtful analysis of the three works that make up the philosopher's middle period: \u003ci\u003eHuman, All too Human\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDaybreak\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Science\u003c\/i\u003e. It is Nietzsche himself who suggests that these works are connected, saying that their \"common goal is to erect \u003ci\u003ea new image and ideal of the free spirit\u003c\/i\u003e.\" Franco argues that in their more favorable attitude toward reason, science, and the Enlightenment, these works mark a sharp departure from Nietzsche's earlier, more romantic writings and differ in important ways from his later, more prophetic writings, beginning with \u003ci\u003eThus Spoke Zarathustra\u003c\/i\u003e. The Nietzsche these works reveal is radically different from the popular image of him and even from the Nietzsche depicted in much of the secondary literature; they reveal a rational Nietzsche, one who preaches moderation instead of passionate excess and Dionysian frenzy. Franco concludes with a wide-ranging examination of Nietzsche's later works, tracking not only how his outlook changes from the middle period to the later but also how his commitment to reason and intellectual honesty in his middle works continues to inform his final writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Franco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226259811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226259819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012","brand":"Paul Franco","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086399189247,"sku":"9780226259819","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fe58f3b-c755-434f-8da7-285c0943f9e7.jpg?v=1769094457","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nietzsches-enlightenment-paul-franco-9780226259819","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}