How
did Nietzsche the philosopher come into being? The Nietzsche known
today did not develop 'naturally', through the gradual maturation of
some inborn character. Instead, from an early age he engaged in a
self-conscious campaign to follow his own guidance, thereby
cultivating the critical capacities and personal vision which figure
in his books. As a result, his published works are steeped in values
that he discovered long before he mobilized their results. Indeed,
one could argue that the first work which he authored was not a book
at all, but his own persona. Based on scholarship previously
available only in German, this book examines Nietzsche's unstable
childhood, his determination to advance through self-formation, and
the ways in which his environment, notably the Prussian education
system, alternately influenc
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