he never gave friends an address but directed them to send their letters to the local post office, so that nobody knew exactly where he lived. He was particularly secretive about his sex life. To this ...

One of the pitfalls of writing a biography of a great philosopher is the temptation to reduce important ideas to mere psychology, an outgrowth of some fluke in the philosopher’s personal development.

I am Dynamite! A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche. By Sue Prideaux. Tim Duggan Books; 464 pages; $30. Faber & Faber; £25. “GOD IS DEAD!…And we have killed him!” Nietzsche put his most famous words into the ...