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nietzsche, godfather of fascism? This page intentionally left blank nietzsche, godfather of fascism? on the uses and abuses of a philosophy edited by jacob golomb and robert s. wistrich princeton university press princeton and oxford Copyright (cid:2) 2002 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 3 Market Place, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1SY All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nietzsche, godfather of fascism? : on the uses and abuses of a philosophy / edited by Jacob Golomb and Robert S. Wistrich. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-691-00709-8 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-691-00710-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844–1900. 2. National socialism and philosophy. 3. Fascism. I. Golomb, Jacob. II. Wistrich, Robert S., 1945– B3317 .N4939 2002 193—dc21 2001055185 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available This book has been composed in Sabon. Printed on acid-free paper. (cid:2) www.puppress.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Power makes stupid. . . . Deutschland, Deutschland ¨uber alles— I fear that was the end of German philosophy. —Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you: it is the good war that hallows any cause. War and courage have accom- plished more great things than love of the neighbor. —Thus Spoke Zarathustra The secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment is—to live dangerously! —The Gay Science Vivi pericolosamente! —Benito Mussolini, August 1924 This page intentionally left blank contents Acknowledgments ix A Note on Sources and List of Abbreviations xi Contributors xiii Introduction 1 Jacob Golomb and Robert S. Wistrich part one: in theory 1. How to De-Nazify Nietzsche’s Philosophical Anthropology? 19 Jacob Golomb 2. Misinterpretation as the Author’s Responsibility (Nietzsche’s fascism, for instance) 47 Berel Lang 3. Experiences with Nietzsche 66 Wolfgang Mu¨ller-Lauter 4. Nietzsche and “Hitler” 90 Alexander Nehamas 5. Nietzsche and the Jews 107 Menahem Brinker 6. Nietzsche contra Wagner on the Jews 126 Yirmiyahu Yovel 7. Between the Cross and the Swastika: A Nietzschean Perspective 144 Robert S. Wistrich part two: in practice 8. Ecce Caesar: Nietzsche’s Imperial Aspirations 173 Daniel W. Conway viii (cid:3) contents 9. A Question of Responsibility: Nietzsche with Ho¨lderlin at War, 1914–1946 196 Stanley Corngold and Geoffrey Waite 10. The Elisabeth Legend: The Cleansing of Nietzsche and the Sullying of His Sister 215 Robert C. Holub 11. Nietzsche, Mussolini, and Italian Fascism 235 Mario Sznajder 12. Nietzsche and the Fascist Dimension: The Case of Ernst Ju¨nger 263 David Ohana 13. A Godfather Too: Nazism as a Nietzschean “Experiment” 291 Kurt Rudolf Fischer 14. Critique as Apologetics: Nolte’s Interpretation of Nietzsche 301 Roderick Stackelberg Works of Nietzsche Cited 321 Select Bibliography 323 Index 333 acknowledgments The editors warmly thank Brigitta van Rheinberg for her invaluable encouragement, help, and advice over and above the call of duty, in seeing this project through from its beginnings. We are especially grate- ful to all the contributors for their cooperation and willingness to ac- cept the many queries, requests, and occasional nagging demands of the editors. The observations and helpful suggestions of the two anony- mous readers also proved useful. Finally, we would like acknowledge the professionalism and acumen of the staff at Princeton University Press, especially Linda Truilo, who saw this volume through to its happy conclusion.
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