Friedrich Nietzsche, der erste tragische Philosoph

Not a philosopher like other philosophers. Reto Winteler argues that Nietzsche completed his project of re-evaluating all values and contributes to a better understanding of the tragic philosopher with his investigation. Nietzsche repeatedly speaks of the great 'task' of his life, which can be identified as the re-evaluation of all values since the time of Zarathustra. For a long time, Nietzsche intended to write a 'major work' on this topic. In the first part of his book, Reto Winteler explores why Nietzsche suddenly considered this endeavor complete with the Antichrist and argues against the established thesis that Nietzsche's work is unfinished and that he failed in his philosophical 'task.' The second part focuses on Zarathustra, in which Winteler believes Nietzsche's great 'task' crystallizes most clearly. Here, Nietzsche himself appears as the completer of that 'Zarathustra work,' for which his protagonist has only become mature at the end of the poem. Against research oriented around the thesis of the death of the author, which claims that Zarathustra should not be confused with its creator, Winteler emphasizes that Nietzsche's 'son Zarathustra' should encourage his author in his decisive 'task.' The third part is dedicated to the last year of the philosopher's life. While this 'last' Nietzsche has always been read from the back, focusing on his end in madness, Winteler aims, through a subtle analysis of letters and works, to understand Nietzsche right up to the end from his thinking. The fourth and final part contains an interpretation of Nietzsche's last work, the Dionysian Dithyrambs. Since they concentrate the tragic pathos that characterizes the 'whole' Nietzsche, the Dithyrambs can be seen as a kind of culmination point of his thought and life. Above all, these songs are Zarathustra's.