Just appointed to a full chair of classics at the University, he would remain in Switzerland, off and on, for the next decade; it was here that he would begin to make his name. While is Basel he published his first book, The Birth of Tragedy, including a sustained attack on Socrates and the supremacy of rationality.Nietzsche also reflected deeply on the role of the teacher in society; it was only when illness struck that Neitzsche allowed his own teaching commitments to slide.
Of enormous influence upon him was his friendship with Richard Wagner – from Basel, Nietzsche would routinely make the trip to Luzern where Wagner and his family lived. Nietzsche was treated as an honorary member of this family.
Interviewees for the programme include Angie Hobbs, Roger Scruton and Raimond Gaita. Interviews were also conducted in Basel itself and at the Wagner Museum in Luzern.
Journeys In Thought in more depth:
OU on the BBC: Journeys In Thought - About The Series
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Journeys in Thought focuses on crucial turning points in the lives and thoughts of great philosophers. Each programme focuses on one location – a place... Read more : OU on the BBC: Journeys In Thought - About The Series
Arendt
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Jonathan Rée introduces the philosophy of Hannah Arendt. Read more : Arendt
Kierkegaard
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Jonathan Rée shares his enthusiasm for the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. Read more : Kierkegaard
Marx: Biography
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Karl Marx spent only a few years in Paris (1843-1845) but it was a defiining period in his life. Jonathan Rée explains why. Read more : Marx: Biography
Nietzsche Biography
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Jonathan Rée summarizes the life and work of Friedrich Nietzsche. Read more : Nietzsche Biography
Rousseau
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Jonathan Rée introduces the life and work of the French Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Read more : Rousseau
Wittgenstein
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Jonathan Rée introduces the life and work of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Read more : Wittgenstein
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