ON THE FUTURE OF OUR

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

HOMER AND CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY

By

FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

TRANSLATED, WITH INTRODUCTION, BY

J.M. KENNEDY

The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche

The First Complete and Authorised English Translation

Edited by Dr Oscar Levy

Volume Three

T.N. FOULIS

13 & 15 FREDERICK STREET

EDINBURGH: AND LONDON

1909

CONTENTS
TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION
THE FUTURE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
FIRST LECTURE
SECOND LECTURE
THIRD LECTURE
FOURTH LECTURE
FIFTH LECTURE
HOMER AND CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY

TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION.

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"On the Future of our Educational Institutions" comprehends a seriesof five lectures delivered by Nietzsche when Professor of ClassicalPhilology at Băle University. As they were prepared when he was onlytwenty-seven years of age, we can scarcely expect to find in them thatbroad, "good European" point of view which we meet with in his laterworks. These lectures, however, are not only highly interesting inthemselves; but indispensable for those who wish to trace the gradualdevelopment of Nietzsche's thought.

Nietzsche's aim, as is now pretty well known, was the elevation of thetype man. At this period of his life he believed that this end couldbe best attained by the protection and careful development of men ofgenius, Hence his antagonism in the following lectures towards thepurely time-serving German schools and colleges of his age, in whichculture was not only neglected but not even known—the one aim of theteachers being to instruct the pupils in the art of "getting on," ofplaying a successful part in the struggle for existence, of becominguseful citizens. Of course, Nietzsche was too little of a wild reformerto be adverse to a [Pg viii]schooling of this nature. He freely admits thata bread-winning education is necessary for the majority, and thatofficials are necessary to the State; but he adds that everythinglearnt as a preparation for taking part in the commercial or politicalbattle of life has nothing to do with culture. True culture is only fora few select minds, which it is necessary to bring together under theprotecting roof of an institution that shall prepare them for culture,and for culture only. Such an institution, he goes on to say, does notyet exist; but we must have it if the delicate flower of the Germa

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