TY - BOOK AU - Steiner,Rudolf TI - Friedrich Nietzsche: Ein Kämpfer gegen seine Zeit AV - B PY - 2016/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 N1 - Release date is 2016-11-24; Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.); Original publication data not identified N2 - "Friedrich Nietzsche: Ein Kämpfer gegen seine Zeit" by Rudolf Steiner is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work explores the character and ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche, emphasizing his development and his concept of the "Übermensch." Steiner aims to provide an in-depth understanding of Nietzsche's thoughts and their implications for contemporary society, countering prevailing misinterpretations of his philosophy. The opening of the text introduces Steiner's motivation for writing about Nietzsche, noting their shared ideas and feelings that align despite their separate intellectual journeys. Steiner describes Nietzsche as a solitary thinker, highlighting his intuitive rejection of contemporary cultural ideas such as guilt, sin, and nationalism. He emphasizes Nietzsche's unique perspective, positing that many misunderstandings arise from a failure to grasp the evolutionary nature of Nietzsche’s philosophy, which is aimed at fostering human strength and creativity rather than adhering to societal norms or mystical ideals. This initial portion sets the stage for a broader exploration of Nietzsche's philosophy as a necessary response to a world in need of profound change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53592 ER -