[Kevin Curry]

Nietzsche died insane, screaming unintelligibly and dribbling saliva in the throes of a dark and cruel psychosis (his final mental collapse was precipitated by his witnessing a horse being beat in the street by its handler). This excerpt gives early hints of his future mental unhinging.

[wideawake]

I always find Nietzsche amusing because the things he wrote to be intentionally shocking and paradoxical are continually being adopted by our contemporaries with a straight face.