Synopses & Reviews
"... a richly textured intellectual biography... " --History
"... well worth reading and pondering by all who are concerned with the fate of humankind in capitalist civilization." --Socialism and Democracy
"... an extraordinary book. Although intellectually challenging, it is well worth the effort to read." --New York City Tribune
"... insightful and richly documented... " --Review of Politics
"The novelty and value of this book lie in Bergmann's painstaking examination of Nietzsche's reactions to and interaction with the political events and currents of his time." --American Historical Review
"... superb... " --The Historian
"... historian Bergmann has given the basic Nietzsche library a major addition... it is a reading of Nietzsche's early life, educational influences and later career by a scholar intent on recording the interaction of the philosopher with the political events of his own time." --Monatshefte
Among both admirers and detractors, perhaps no issue has remained as hotly contested as Nietzsche's actual relationship to politics. Peter Bergmann's fine intellectual biography provides the first down-to-earth appraisal of Nietzsche's place among the individuals, events, and concerns of the Bismarckian age.
Synopsis
. . . a richly textured intellectual biography . . . --History
. . . well worth reading and pondering by all who are concerned with the fate of humankind in capitalist civilization. --Socialism and Democracy
. . . an extraordinary book. Although intellectually challenging, it is well worth the effort to read. --New York City Tribune
. . . insightful and richly documented . . . --Review of Politics
The novelty and value of this book lie in Bergmann's painstaking examination of Nietzsche's reactions to and interaction with the political events and currents of his time. --American Historical Review
. . . superb . . . --The Historian
. . . historian Bergmann has given the basic Nietzsche library a major addition . . . it is a reading of Nietzsche's early life, educational influences and later career by a scholar intent on recording the interaction of the philosopher with the political events of his own time. --Monatshefte
Among both admirers and detractors, perhaps no issue has remained as hotly contested as Nietzsche's actual relationship to politics. Peter Bergmann's fine intellectual biography provides the first down-to-earth appraisal of Nietzsche's place among the individuals, events, and concerns of the Bismarckian age.