1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION STUDENT A
FROM : CANVAS, THE CONSOLATIONS OF PHILOSOPHY, SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2001.
PHOTO FROM : http://www.fns.org.uk
1 Alain de Botton : Nietzsche (1) ____________________ born in the tiny village of Röcken in what (2)
2 used to be East Germany. His father (3) ____________________ the parson. His deeply devout mother
3 (4) was herself the daughter of a parson. The philosopher (5) ad____________________ his father and
4 (6) must have been deeply shocked when he (7) ____________________ suddenly when Nietzsche (8)
5 was only 4 years old. The loss (9) ____________________ to haunt him throughout his life. One of his
6 first actions when he finally (10) earned a little money after winning a court case against the publisher
7 (11) ____________________ to buy a large headstone which now covers his father’s grave and on it
8 Nietzsche had inscribed a quotation from the New Testament : Die Liebe höret nimmer auf, Love never
9 ceases, a traditional Christian message.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the
foundations of traditional morality and Christianity. He believed in life, creativity, health, and the
realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Central to Nietzsche's
philosophy is the idea of "life-affirmation," which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines which
drain life's energies, however socially prevalent those views might be. Often referred to as one of the
first "existentialist" philosophers, Nietzsche has inspired leading figures in all walks of cultural life,
including dancers, poets, novelists, painters, psychologists, philosophers, sociologists and social
revolutionaries.
The writings of Friedrich Nietzsche
THE ANTICHRIST
BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY
THE TWILIGHT OF THE IDOLS
ON THE USE AND ABUSE OF HISTORY FOR LIFE
THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA
HUMAN, ALL TOO HUMAN
THE GAY SCIENCE
DAYBREAK
