On the Future of Our Educational Institutions: A New Reader's Edition
May 2024 · The Collected Works of Friedrich Nietzsche Book 19 · Marchen Press
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"On the Future of our Educational Institutions" is a set of six public speeches held on behalf of the "Academische Gesellschaft" in Basel, the first of which was given on January 16th, 1872. These lectures were first published in 1901 under the title "Nachgelassene Fragmente '' by his sister's foundation dedicated to publishing and preserving Nietzsche's works, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche. This and the other fragments from his estate were then re-published in various formats after that -including in a series titled "Gesammelte Werke" (Collected Works), later reorganized and expanded into the "Gesamtausgabe" (Complete Edition), which included comprehensive collections of Nietzsche's notebooks and other writings from various periods of his life. This edition also contains a preface to an unwritten book by the same name, given by Nietzsche to Cosima Wagner as a Christmas present in 1872, handwritten and leather-bound. These lectures were likely intended to be re-written in this book on Education. Together, this collection represents Nietzsche's earlies and most thorough commentary on Education reform. Nietzsche argues for an education deeply rooted in the classical tradition, which he believes can serve as a bulwark against the cultural decay of his age. His philosophical reflections underscore the need for an educational renewal that is more closely aligned with the ideals of intellectual freedom, individual development, and cultural enrichment, as opposed to the prevailing norms of functionality and pragmatism. Through the dialogical format, Nietzsche explores the existential implications of education, seeing it as a site for the cultivation of authentic cultural values that resist the homogenizing pressures of modernity. This Critical Reader's Edition offers a modern translation of the original manuscript, designed to help the armchair philosopher engage deeply with Nietzsche's works. The translation features clean, contemporary language with simplified sentence structures and diction, making Nietzsche's complex ideas more accessible. In addition to the main text, this edition includes extensive supplementary material that enhances the manuscript with autobiographical, historical, and linguistic context. It contains an afterword by the translator examining the history, impact, and intellectual legacy of Nietzsche in relation to this work, an index of philosophical concepts with emphasis on Existentialism and Phenomenology, a complete chronological list of Nietzsche's published writings, and a detailed timeline of his life, highlighting the personal relationships that significantly shaped his philosophy.
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Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a watershed German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, musician (briefly) and philologist (the study of ancient manuscripts) whose work has had a profound impact on modern intellectual history. Known for his critiques of European morality and religion (particularly Protestantism), Nietzsche's ideas on the "will to power" and the "Übermensch" have influenced a wide range of philosophical, literary, and psychological thought including thinkers such as Martin Heidegger, Albert Camus, Michael Foucault and the entire Postmodern religion.
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