Nietzsche's proto-phenomenological approach to the theoretical problem of race
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Nietzsche was not the first philosopher to cultivate a nomadic existence. Nor was he the first to credit his itinerancy with the development of a powerful, new critical perspective. But he was certainly among the first of the philosophers-errant to allow his travels to fund his reflections on race. Although presented to his readers as a solitary wanderer, he usually sojourned in the company-if not always the companionship-of other travelers, some of whom regaled him with tales of their previous journeys.1He typically frequented destinations, moreover, that were popular with other travelers: Sils-Maria, Zrich, Nice,Venice, Genoa, Turin, and so on.2Like many of these fellow travelers, Nietzsche restlessly sought climates, locales, and meteorological conditions that would be ever more conducive to the restoration and/or amplification of health. 2006 State University of New York. All rights reserved.