Analecta Laertiana : A New Reader's Edition

Written in Latin with many Greek quotations, Nietzsche's "Analecta Laertiana" is a commentary that Friedrich Nietzsche made on the work "Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers" by Diogenes Laërtius, a Greek philosophical historian. This ancient text is an important source of biographical information about Greek philosophers, and Nietzsche's notes on it are part of his broader philological and philosophical studies. These notes and comments, known collectively as the "Analecta Laertiana," consist of Nietzsche's critical comments, interpretations and elaborations on the various philosophers and philosophies discussed in Diogenes Laertius' work and their origins. Nietzsche analyzes the textual variations and historical contexts in order to provide a more nuanced understanding of Diogenes Laertius' contributions to the historiography of philosophy. This was one of many works on ancient Greek sources that Nietzsche published as a philologist and professor at the University of Basel. The "Analecta Laertiana" was not published during Nietzsche's lifetime, but was part of his extensive legacy of notes, lectures, and unpublished manuscripts that were published by his sister's foundation after his death. As such, this work is meandering and not logically organized, as Nietzsche never compiled them for publication. This work was first published after Nietzsche's death in the volume "Gesammelte Werke" edited by Peter Gast (a pseudonym for Heinrich Köselitz, a close associate of Nietzsche) and Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche (Nietzsche's sister). They were included in the second series of these collected works under the title "Philologica", published in 1897. This new 2024 translation from the original German, Latin and Greek manuscript contains a new Afterword by the translator, a timeline of Nietzsche's life and works, an index with descriptions of his core concepts and summaries of his complete body of works. This translation is designed to allow the armchair philosopher to engage deeply with Nietzsche's works without having to be a full-time Academic. The language is modern and clean, with simplified sentence structures and diction to make Nietzsche's complex language and arguments as accessible as possible. This Reader's Edition also contains extra material that amplifies the manuscript with autobiographical, historical and linguistic context. This provides the reader a holistic view of this very enigmatic philosopher as both an introduction and an exploration of Nietzsche's works; from his general understanding of his philosophic project to an exploration of the depths of his metaphysics and unique contributions. This edition contains: ? An Afterword by the Translator on the history, impact and intellectual legacy of Nietzsche ? Translation notes on the original German manuscript ? An index of Philosophical concepts used by Nietzsche with a focus on Existentialism and Phenomenology ? A complete chronological list of Nietzsche's entire body of works ? A detailed timeline of Nietzsche's life journey

Author: Friedrich Nietzsche

Publisher: Livraria Press

Publication Date: Aug 19, 2024

Number of Pages: 97 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 368938219X

ISBN-13: 9783689382193