He arrived in Basel 19 April 1869, six weeks prior to theīeginning of the summer semester. Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Basel, where his dutiesĪlso included teaching Greek in the P¨adagogium (the senior class of the

The following remarks do not give even a preliminaryĪnalysis of the philosophical substance or content of these works instead, they aim to provide readers with some understanding of the specific context within which Nietzsche conceived the project of the Untimely MeditationsĪnd with an appreciation of its significance within the larger context of hisĪt the age of just24 Nietzsche accepted an appointment as an Associate Related to specific events, authors, and intellectual and cultural movements Writings, largely because of the way in which the Untimely Meditations are Not, admittedly, as immediately accessible as many of Nietzsche’s other Personal significance for their author, who considered them to be keyĭocuments for understanding his development as a philosopher. Short works – especially the last two – always retained a special, deeply Genuine wisdom and mere knowledge (or ‘science’). Self ’ education (and its vital erotic dimension), and the difference between The Untimely Meditations contain important,Įarly discussions of such essential ‘Nietzschean’ subjects as the relationshipīetween life, art and philosophy the character and cultivation of the ‘true Upon closer examination, however, they reveal a thematic unity that is

Traditional polemical essay divided into numbered, untitled sections. Little beyond their collective title and common form: namely, that of the Schopenhauer and Richard Wagner – that they seem to be connected by Ostens-ible subjects are so diverse – David Strauss, the study of history, Arthur The work that preceded them (The Birth of Tragedy) and the epigrammatic brilliance of the book that followed (Human, All Too Human). Publishedīetween18, they seem to lack both the dramatic originality of Unques-tionably among Nietzsche’s most widely neglected works. | History - Study and teaching.Individually and collectively, the four ‘untimely meditations’ are Translation of: Unzeitgemasse Betrachtungen.

On the uses and disadvantages of history for life.

David Strauss, the confessor and the writer.

Stern Book Bib IDĬambridge New York : Cambridge University Press, 1983 Untimely meditations / Friedrich Nietzsche translated by R.J.

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