Friedrich Nietzsche was born to a family of Lutheran clergymen in Roecken, Prussia on October 15, 1844. His father died when Nietzsche was four, leaving Nietzsche’s mother and grandparents to care for him. Nietzsche was a self-insightful and moderate individual growing up and was often referred to as the “little pastor”. He began to write plays and autobiographies at the beginning of his teenage years and showed signs of being a clearly gifted individual. He eventually was enrolled into the Pforta Boarding School, a rigorous religious program. There, he began to explore the works of several writer; many of these being philosophers. Later, in 1864, Nietzsche Enrolled into Bonn University where he studied classic philology and theology. After some time at Bonn University, Nietzsche transferred to the University of Leipzig in order to follow his mentoring professor, Friedrich Ritschl. Eventually, after graduating, Nietzsche was asked to profess at Basel University on the topic of philology. He continued to teach at Basil for the rest of his time being a professor. He retired from the position nearly ten years after having been first hired due to poor health. …show more content…
His health condition interfered with several aspects of his life including his personal relationships. Specifically, Nietzsche’s deteriorating health allowed for his sister, Elisabeth Nietzsche, to take advantage of him in a way that exploited his works and made Nietzsche seem like an anti-semite. In reality, however, Nietzsche did not have any prejudice against the Jews in particular and, if anything, valued the work of Christ as being a significant example of the “will to power”. Furthermore, Nietzsche was openly disdained with European culture and so it seems strange to assume that he had a specific hatred towards the Jews specifically; he moreso had disdain for all, in his opinion, weak