Robert C. Solomon

More than a half-century after it burst upon the intellectual scene, Existentialism's quest to answer the most fundamental questions has continued to exert a profound attraction....

The more we puzzle over the nature of emotions, the deeper their mystery. It is a mystery that is by no means solved, but one that repays in careful, philosophical analysis....

As you make your way through these lectures, you'll discover that Nietzsche, even at his most polemical and offensive, exudes an unmistakable enthusiasm and love of life....