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Young Nietzsche: Becoming a Genius, by Carl Pletsch (Free Press, 300 pp., $22.95)
IT would be hard to imagine Socrates and Aristotle sitting around discussing their own “genius,” writing in diaries of their longing to be recognized for genius, or even consciously striving for that gift. Almost by definition, real genius is outward-looking, concerned with ideas or creations and not with itself.
About the Author
Matthew Scully is the author of Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy. He served as literary editor of National Review and as a senior speechwriter to President George W. Bush.
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Young Nietzsche: Becoming a Genius, by Carl Pletsch (Free Press, 300 pp., $22.95)
IT would be hard to imagine Socrates and Aristotle sitting around discussing their own “genius,” writing in diaries of their longing to be recognized for genius, or even consciously striving for that gift. Almost by definition, real genius is outward-looking, concerned with ideas or creations and not with itself.
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About the Author
Matthew Scully is the author of Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy. He served as literary editor of National Review and as a senior speechwriter to President George W. Bush.
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