Nietzsche Reading Group

The Nietzsche Reading Group (NRG) is open to any student interested in the work and thought of Friedrich Nietzsche. The NRG shall meet monthly in the Department of Philosophy conference room (9th floor McIntosh Humanities Building) to discuss his published work, as well as important secondary scholarly work 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.

Tentatively, the meeting and reading schedule is as follows:

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‘
Geuss & Speirs translation

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