“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 Untruth
charts Nietzsche’s 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 Nietzsche’s thought”—
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
), as well as selections from the great philosopher’s entire career, including key passages from
The Gay Science
,
Beyond Good and Evil
On the Genealogy of Morals
The Will to Power
Twilight of the Idols
, and
The 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 resistance—all critical in understanding today's politically charged world.