How the Philologist Became a Physician of Modernity

This article makes the case that the lecture series On the Future of Our Educational Institutions, which Friedrich Nietzsche held in 1872 and scholars have long neglected, marks a crucial point in the development of the philosopher's outlook. In doing so, the article shows that Nietzsche's...

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Published in:Representations (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2015-07, Vol.131 (1), p.68
Main Authors: Reitter, Paul, Wellmon, Chad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Debates
German literature
Higher education
Philology
Philosophers
Physicians
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Summary:This article makes the case that the lecture series On the Future of Our Educational Institutions, which Friedrich Nietzsche held in 1872 and scholars have long neglected, marks a crucial point in the development of the philosopher's outlook. In doing so, the article shows that Nietzsche's lectures resonate in suggestive ways with twenty-first-century debates about higher education.
ISSN:0734-6018
1533-855X
DOI:10.1525/rep.2015.131.1.68