Walter kaufmann is a true scholar of philosophy and wellknown for his translations and analyses of nietzsches brilliant corpus of philosophical and literary works. Walter kaufmann was born in freiburg in breisgau, germany, on july 1, 1921, and died in princeton, new jersey, on september 4, 1980, far too young, at fiftynine, for someone of his vitality. Kaufmann described his own ethic and his own philosophy of living in his books. Beyond good and evil friedrich nietzsche, walter kaufmann download bok. In postwar america, walter kaufmann led the effort of liberation necessary to. Walter kaufmann philosopher project gutenberg self. Publication date 1968 topics tragedy publisher garden city, n. Kaufmann left germany and immigrated to america in 1939 and began studying at williams college, where he majored in philosophy and took many religion classes.
Kaufmann rehabilitated nietzsche nearly singlehandedly, presenting his works as one of the great achievements. The new york times kaufmann has attempted a searching analysis of the essence of tragedy. A critical reexamination of the views of plato, aristotle, hegel and nietzsche on tragedy. This classic is the benchmark against which all modern books about nietzsche are measured.
From shakespeare to existentialism, by walter kaufmann. Walter kaufmanns translations are the gold standard against which all other translations are judged. Last week, around 30,000 people downloaded books from my site 8 people gave donations. It was published in 1872, while he was just 28 years old.
Walter kaufmann, philosophy professor at princeton university, focuses on the contribution of friedrich nietzsche to the philosophical world, picturing him as. David naugle in the annals of western culture, few relationships have attained the fame and suffered the fortune as the one sustained for eight intense years between richard wagner, operas prodigious innovator gold 5 and fredrich nietzsche, philosophys. Walter kaufmann spent 33 years 19471980 teaching philosophy at princeton. Tragedy and philosophy, 1992, 386 pages, walter arnold. Basic writings of nietzsche pdf pdfdownloadfreebooks. Gay science on the genealogy of morals twilight of the. Sophocles, not merely of oedipus tyrannus, though it seems notably inapplicable.
The birth of tragedy, beyond good and evil, on the genealogy of morals, the case of wagner, and ecce homo. Intellectual treat critique of religion and philosophy. Walter arnold kaufmann was a germanamerican philosopher, translator, and poet. So far, his observation seems true of the extant tragedies of both aeschylus and. Kaufmann 19211980 was a member of the philosophy department at princeton 19471980. Kaufmann a critical reexamination of the views of plato, aristotle, hegel and nietzsche on tragedy. Kaufmann first discusses the general crisis in modern philosophy, before focusing on the. Nietzsche in the light of his suppressed manuscripts, journal of the history of philosophy v. Professor kaufmanns new book purports to trace a grand historical development of ideas. Download pdf walter kaufmann free online new books in. Kaufmanns steady as she goes scholarship assembles a host of interesting issues and digressions, from the poetics of aristotle to the great interpretation of tragedy by hegel, based on antigone. Nietzsche and the crisis in philosophy, the second part of walter kaufmanns 1960 lecture series.
Nietzschean hardheartedness from shakespeare to existentialism. Walter kaufmanns new book on tragedy stands as a kind of indictment of the american intellectual community or rather, the lack of it. Walter brogan is professor of philosophy at villanova university. Requests for a grade of incomplete must be made in advance and in writing, with an. Tragedy and philosophy walter arnold kaufmann snippet.
Note that this first section of the birth of tragedy was added to the book many years after it first appeared, as the text makes clear. Kaufmann s steady as she goes scholarship assembles a host of interesting issues and digressions, from the poetics of aristotle to the great interpretation of tragedy by hegel, based on antigone. Click download or read online button to walter kaufmann book pdf for free now. Although he had the opportunity to move immediately into his graduate studies in philosophy, and despite advice not to do so by his professors, he ultimately joined the war effort against. Walter arnold kaufmann 1 july 1921 4 september 1980 was a germanamerican philosopher, translator, and poet. Basic writings of nietzsche by friedrich nietzsche. Dowload the birth of tragedy by friedrich nietzsche free pdf. These books can take me from 2 to 10 hours to create. Greek tragedy and political philosophy rationalism and religion in sophocles theban plays.
He offers a new definition and, without raising his voice, his version of poetics as against that of aristotle. Ancient greek tragedy is revealed as surprisingly modern and experimental, while such concepts as mimesis, catharsis, hubris and the tragic collision are discussed from different perspectives. Download walter kaufmann ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Its a tragedy francis fergusson tragedy and philosophy by walter kaufmann doubleday, 363 pp. And more than anyone else, kaufmann introduced nietzsches philosophy to the englishspeaking world and made it possible to take nietzsche seriously as a thinker something there wasnt always room to do in american intellectual circles without simplifying things too much, kaufmann. Walter kaufmann joined princetons department of philosophy in 1947, died in 20 at ninety. A prolific author, he wrote extensively on a broad range of subjects, such as authenticity, death, moral philosophy, existentialism, theism, atheism, christianity, and judaism. This is partly due to the fact that it was the first translation into english, and the first to be adopted by academia. Introduction by peter gay translated and edited by walter kaufmann commentary by martin heidegger, albert camus, and gilles deleuze one hundred years after his death, friedrich nietzsche remains the most influential philosopher of the modern era. See more ideas about friedrich nietzsche, philosophy and beyond good and evil. Walter kaufmann 19211980 wikisource, the free online. Nora omalley has spent the last two years alone, clouded in tragedy and loneliness, losing just about everyone she loves, so when an.
When walter kaufmann wrote it in the immediate aftermath of world war ii, most scholars outside germany viewed nietzsche as part madman, part protonazi, and almost wholly unphilosophical. Kaufmann has attempted a searching analysis of the essence of tragedy. Kaufmanns ironic view of philosophy, born in the same time and litter as the genre of the tragedians, is an additional twist, with a somewhat. Aside from his study of nietzsche, this is the most interesting and important work professor kaufmann has written. But as anyone who has read kaufmanns tragedy and philosophy knows. Kaufmann rehabilitated nietzsche nearly singlehandedly, presenting his works as one of the great. Born in freiburg, germany, in the late thirties kaufmann escaped the persecution of the nazis, arriving alone in the usa at the age of 17. The birth of tragedy was the first book written by friedrich nietzsche. This is one of the points in the poetics at which aristotles sensibility may seem shocking to us. Critique of religion and philosophy, by walter kaufmann. Walter arnold kaufmann july 1, 1921 september 4, 1980 was a germanamerican philosopher, translator, and poet. It will take the whole of tragedy and philosophy to produce complete answers, but a few definite features have emerged.
Buy tragedy and philosophy reissue by kaufmann, walter a. Kaufmann s ironic view of philosophy, born in the same time and litter as the genre of the tragedians, is an additional twist, with a somewhat. Tragedy and philosophy other books by walter kaufmann nietzsche 1950. Nietzsche found in the classic tragedies a meaningful way in human suffering. So the sixth chapter is devoted to hegel on history. Tragedy and philosophy by walter kaufmann goodreads.
What is the best translation of nietzsches complete works. Walter arnold kaufmann july 1, 1921 september 4, 1980 was a germanamerican. If it were published in france, west germany, scandinavia, or italy it would be a sensation. Walter kaufmann books list of books by author walter. This book develops a bold poetics based on the authors criti. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I want to keep them free, but need some support to be able to do so. Some future cultural historian may write a monumental study of the pervasive image of the doctor in presentday intellectual expression. But it is well to remember that nahum tate 16521715, who was an english poet laureate, rewrote the ending of king lear in. Kaufmann sets a fairly narrow agenda its more a book on the greek tragedians and philosophy than a book on tragedy conceived more broadly, but nevertheless this is a wonderfully readable book in a way that few philosophy books are, and was a pleasure even for a reader for whom i confess, having read through the plays years ago, and having only the haziest memory of which is which. A prolific author, he wrote extensively on a broad range of subjects, such as authenticity and death, moral philosophy and existentialism, theism and atheism, christianity and judaism, as well as philosophy and literature. He served more than 30 years as a professor at princeton.