Hollingdale, R. J. Nietzsche: The Man and His Philosophy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.R.J
Hollingdale was a known Nietzshe scholar who translated many of Nietzsche’s works and has written many books analyzing his works. He was the president of the Nietzsche Society and was a sub-editor for The Guardian and a critic for the Times Literary Supplement. Nietzsche: The Man and His Philosophy discusses Nietzsche’s life in correspondence with the life events that occurred around that time period. This includes periods from his childhood and where he studied, his work during his teaching career, and finally his work as an independent philosopher. This can aid in demonstrating the development of Nietzsche’s ideas throughout his different
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from Cambridge University, an M.A. from Wayne State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a published author of twelve books and several articles that reflect his philosophical interests. Young wrote this book in order to provide a comprehensive biography of Friedrich Nietzsche and demonstrate how certain events in his life may have affected his philosophy and ideology. Young’s book also examines evident themes in Nietzsche’s works and even connects how a certain idea or concept relates to a certain event or period in Nietzsche’s life. Friedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography is a useful source for examining Nietzsche’s ideology and relating it to his life. The book being also a biography introduces Nietzsche to beginner and new readers and allows them to relate to particular moments in Nietzsche’s life. This biography can also be suitable with intermediate readers as they can debate certain connections that Young may have made between Nietzsche’s life and his philosophy. As a result, Friedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biograph is an excellent source to use in examining the relationship between Nietzsche’s lifestyle and his idea which is the core purpose of the essay related to this