Twilight of the Idols (Hackett Classics)

Twilight of the Idols presents a vivid, compressed overview of many of Nietzsches mature ideas, including his attack on Platos Socrates and on the Platonic legacy in Western philosophy and culture. Polt provides a trustworthy rendering of Nietzsches text in contemporary American English, complete with notes prepared by the translator and Tracy Strong. An authoritative Introduction by Strong makes this an outstanding edition. Select Bibliography and Index.