Nietzsche is, in any honest evaluation, a massive loser. His laments that the "German spirit" has been forgotten, his echoing refrains of the "Greek homeland" of true culture, his charge that the German language has not been given its due respect - these are bemusing prescriptions from someone who h

Denna är felbenämnd. Nietzsches bok handlar om varför universiteten i princip automatiskt kommer att misslyckas i sina uppdrag, medan grundskolan är nyckeln för desamma. Den är skriven i form av en platonsk dialog, och precis som alla sådana bör den läsas bakifrån vid genomläsning 2, för att faktisk

Ever notice that meritocracy and education produce obedient people who are good at memorizing things for tests, but utterly fail at dealing with situations with unknown variables? Through a series of essays and recollections, Fred "Wild Man" Nietzsche shows us the utter failure of the Prussian model

A primeval form of Nietzsche’s last book “ Thus Spoke Zarathustra”. Its as if Nietzsche has always carried this philosopher with him, added layers of his own philosophy formed over the years, as a raw material. Later, sculpting the character of Zarathustra. The book is a discourse in a debate form,

If Nietzsche thought things were bad with education in 19th century Germany, he would have loved 21st century America. This piece was not what I thought it would be and the reading was difficult (and monotonous) at times. Nevertheless, I completed the read and gained some insight. Nietzsche constant

"... Here lies the whole secret of culture—namely, that an innumerable host of men struggle to achieve it and work hard to that end, ostensibly in their own interests, whereas at bottom it is only in order that it may be possible for the few to attain to it."

"That is the principle," said the philo

I so much agree with what is said in this book I found it scary. As I read through, I would be nodding, underlining every few lines, and screaming internally: "Yes! Yes! YES!!". Nietzsche argues that when education is given to everyone, it has to be watered down, and with those having watered down e