We Philologists: A New Reader's Edition
May 2024 · The Collected Works of Friedrich Nietzsche Book 25 · Marchen Press
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"We Philologists" is a reflection on the study of classical philology, the field in which Nietzsche was trained and spent many years within. He critiques the narrowness and pedantry of contemporary philological scholarship, calling for a more dynamic and creative approach to the study of ancient cultures. This essay reveals Nietzsche's disillusionment with academia and his desire for a more holistic and life-affirming engagement with the classical tradition. Nietzsche's "We Philologists" was written in 1874, but remained unpublished during his lifetime. It was first published in 1909 as part of a compilation of Nietzsche's works edited by Ernst Holzer and published by C. G. Naumann. This posthumous publication included various notes and fragments from Nietzsche's notebooks, which were intended to form a more comprehensive critique of philology. This was a series of publications by Nietzsche's sister, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, along with other scholars, who worked on publishing manuscripts from his estate that were never made public. They 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 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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