Nietzsche’s dangerous ideas

Sue Prideaux discusses the life and work of the renowned 19th-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, 1934. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

Published: November 12, 2018 at 4:44 PM

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The award-winning biographer Sue Prideaux discusses the life and work of the influential 19th-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and explains how his ideas came to be associated with Nazi Germany

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