Abstract

"... 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.