Book one

sections 34–56

pp. 58-74

in: Monika Langer, Nietzsche's Gay science, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Abstract

In sections thirty-four to fifty-six Nietzsche provides further perspectives for his earlier themes of greatness, unconventionality, evil, famous men, science, happiness, misery, the passions, appearance, and nobility. He compares the present with the past, focusing on certain types of human beings (heretics and witches), certain prominent figures, and the pursuit of science. He also addresses the relation between workers and employers in the modern age's industrial culture.