Educational Courant

Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : Livraria Press
ISBN 13 : 3689382289
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book On the Future of Our Educational Institutions written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Livraria Press. This book was released on with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the Future of our Educational Institutions" is a set of six public speeches held on behalf of the "Academische Gesellschaft" in Basel, the first of which was given on January 16th, 1872. These lectures were first published in 1901 under the title "Nachgelassene Fragmente '' by his sister's foundation dedicated to publishing and preserving Nietzsche's works, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche. This and the other fragments from his estate were then re-published in various formats after that -including in a series titled "Gesammelte Werke" (Collected Works), later reorganized and expanded into the "Gesamtausgabe" (Complete Edition), which included comprehensive collections of Nietzsche's notebooks and other writings from various periods of his life. This edition also contains a preface to an unwritten book by the same name, given by Nietzsche to Cosima Wagner as a Christmas present in 1872, handwritten and leather-bound. These lectures were likely intended to be re-written in this book on Education. Together, this collection represents Nietzsche's earlies and most thorough commentary on Education reform. Nietzsche argues for an education deeply rooted in the classical tradition, which he believes can serve as a bulwark against the cultural decay of his age. His philosophical reflections underscore the need for an educational renewal that is more closely aligned with the ideals of intellectual freedom, individual development, and cultural enrichment, as opposed to the prevailing norms of functionality and pragmatism. Through the dialogical format, Nietzsche explores the existential implications of education, seeing it as a site for the cultivation of authentic cultural values that resist the homogenizing pressures of modernity. This new 2024 translation from the original German, Latin and Greek manuscript contains a new Afterword by the translator, a timeline of Nietzsche's life and works, an index with descriptions of his core concepts and summaries of his complete body of works. This translation is designed to allow the armchair philosopher to engage deeply with Nietzsche's works without having to be a full-time Academic. The language is modern and clean, with simplified sentence structures and diction to make Nietzsche's complex language and arguments as accessible as possible. This Reader's Edition also contains extra material that amplifies the manuscript with autobiographical, historical and linguistic context. This provides the reader a holistic view of this very enigmatic philosopher as both an introduction and an exploration of Nietzsche's works; from his general understanding of his philosophic project to an exploration of the depths of his metaphysics and unique contributions. This edition contains: • An Afterword by the Translator on the history, impact and intellectual legacy of Nietzsche • Translation notes on the original German manuscript • An index of Philosophical concepts used by Nietzsche with a focus on Existentialism and Phenomenology • A complete chronological list of Nietzsche's entire body of works • A detailed timeline of Nietzsche's life journey