Nietzsche Reading Group
The Nietzsche Reading Group (NRG) is open to any student interested in the work and thought of Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as secondary literature within Nietzsche studies. The group is organized by Joe Gordon; please e-mail him if you have any questions about participation or would like further details.
Spring 2025
April 23rd @ 5:00pm in MHB–915
Dawn (Books IV & V)
Translation suggestions: Brittain Smith or R. J. Hollingdale
March 26th @ 5:00pm in MHB–915
Dawn (Books II & III)
Translation suggestions: Brittain Smith or R. J. Hollingdale
February 26th @ 5:00pm in MHB–915
Dawn (Preface & Book I)
Translation suggestions: Brittain Smith or R. J. Hollingdale
Autumn 2024
**Note the change of time and location (FA24 only): while the NRG shall meet monthly again, meetings will instead be held from 8:00pm–9:00pm at CaliTea (4549 Pacific Coast Highway) near the Long Beach traffic circle.
November 13th @ 8:00pm at CaliTea
‘Nietzsche, Genealogy, History‘, by Michel Foucault
Translation suggestions: n/a
October 23rd @ 8:00pm 8:45pm at CaliTea
Dawn (Introduction)
Translation suggestions: Brittain Smith or R. J. Hollingdale
September 11th @ 8:00pm at CaliTea
Idylls from Messina
Translation suggestions: Adrian del Caro
Spring 2024
May 1st @ 5:30pm in MHB–915
The Gay Science (Books IV & V)
Translation suggestions: Adrian del Caro (preferred) or Walter Kaufmann
April 10th @ 5:30pm in MHB–915
The Gay Science (Books I, II, & III)
Translation suggestions: Adrian del Caro (preferred) or Walter Kaufmann
March 6th @ 5:30pm in MHB–915
Dawn (Books IV & V)
Translation suggestions: Brittain Smith or R. J. Hollingdale
February 7th @ 5:30pm in MHB–915
Dawn (Books I, II, & III)
Translation suggestions: Brittain Smith or R. J. Hollingdale
Autumn 2023
December 7th @ 5:00pm in MHB–915
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Parts 3–4)
Translation suggestions: Adrian del Caro (preferred) or Walter Kaufmann
November 2nd @ 5:00pm in MHB–915
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Parts 1–2)
Translation suggestions: Adrian del Caro (preferred) or Walter Kaufmann
October 5th @ 5:00pm in MHB–915
‘The Dionysiac worldview‘
Translation suggestion: Geuss & Speirs
September 7th @ 5:00pm in MHB–915
The Birth of Tragedy
Translation suggestions: Geuss & Speirs or Walter Kaufmann
Summer 2023
July 26th @ 5:30pm in MHB–915
Reading: Beyond Good and Evil (rest of book)
Translation suggestions: Adrian del Caro (preferred) or Walter Kaufmann
June 28th @ 5:30pm in MHB–915
Reading: Beyond Good and Evil (Preface, Parts 1–2)
Translation suggestions: Adrian del Caro (preferred) or Walter Kaufmann
