Abstract

Prologue : the Nietzsche legend -- Nietzche's life as background of his thought -- Nietzsche's method -- The death of God and the revaluation -- Art and history -- Existenz versus the state, Darwin, and Rousseau -- The discovery of the will to power -- Morality and sublimation -- Sublimation, Geist, and eros -- Power versus pleasure -- The master race -- Overman and eternal recurrence -- Nietzsche's repudiation of Christ -- Nietzsche's attitude toward Socrates -- Epilogue : Nietzsche's heritage -- Appendix : Nietzsche's "suppressed" manuscripts -- Four letters : commentary and facsimile pages.