Alain Jaubert On Friedrich Nietzsche's 'Influence'

Jaubert's 2001 French-language documentary - 'Nietzsche, un voyage philosophique,' begins with Nietzsche's political influence on World War 1 Germany, Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler ... Copies of Nietzsche's 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' were given to German troops during WW1, while both Mussolini and Hitler were enthusiastic proponents of at least some of Nietzsche's writings ... Hitler regarded Nietzsche as a "prophet" of National Socialism and the photograph of Hitler with Nietzsche's sister Elizabeth (shown in the clip and as its icon) is common ... that Nietzsche was vehemently opposed to anti-Semitism, standing armies - late 19th century German culture in general - was overriden in the quest to portray Nietzsche as a fascistic proponent of a 'master race' ... Because of this association, Nietzsche's philosophical reputation - mostly in English speaking countries - was largely discounted and, to some extent, remains problematic to the current day ... All of this should promote close critical analysis - especially in relation to the notion of 'influence' and what that might mean in a case such as this ...

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