Category Archives: Dignity
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
(1844-1900)
from Thus Spake Zarathustra: Voluntary Death
from The Twilight of the Idols: A Moral for Doctors
Friedrich Nietzsche, one of the most influential and controversial figures in German philosophical thought, was born in Rocken, Prussia, and studied theology and classical philology at the University of Bonn. One year later, he gave up theology, having lost … Continue reading
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ANNE LOUISE GERMAINE DE STAËL-HOLSTEIN
(1766-1817)
from On the Influence of the Passions
from Reflections on Suicide
Anne Louise Germaine née Necker, Baroness of Staël-Holstein, widely known as Madame de Staël, was an important Swiss-French writer known for her work in literary criticism and for her novels. She was the daughter of a politician, Jacques Necker; … Continue reading