Philology
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Philology is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Phil
Cover of Indo-European Philology: Historical and Comparative by William Burley Lockwood (1969)
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher and writer who started his career as a classical philologist and turned to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, at age 24, he was appo
Philology
…sound laws and language change, the "golden age of philology" lasted throughout the 19th century, or "from Giacomo Leopardi and Friedrich Schlegel to Nietzsche". Philology's interest in ancient languages led ultimately to the deciphering, and the pursued study of what was, in the 19th century, "exotic" languages…
Nietzsche c. 1875
Nietzsche in 1861
Nietzsche in 1864
Arthur Schopenhauer strongly influenced Nietzsche's philosophical thought.