In Unfashionable Observations, Nietzsche offers a critical diagnosis of the culture. While the first writing polemicizes against David Friedrich Strauß as the prototype of a sterile educational philistine, the second, which was particularly influential, deals with the historical culture of the 19^th century, pleading for a future-oriented history. This volume is the first to comment comprehensively on both books in their historical context.

Barbara Neymeyr, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Österreich.