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Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle

'The greatest book of philosophy I have ever read, on a par with Nietzsche himself.' —Michel Foucault

Pierre Klossowski (1905-) is the author of numerous philosophical works, as well as several novels. He published many translations of German poets and philosophers, including Nietzsche himself.

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Recognized as a masterpiece of Nietzsche scholarship, Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle emphasises and explores the notion of Eternal Return - central to an understanding of Nietzsche's self-denial, self-refutation and self-consumption.

Translated by Daniel W. Smith

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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