Nietzsche's third Untimely Meditation — using Schopenhauer as a model of the genuine philosopher — arguing for authentic self-cultivation against the false culture of the educated philistine.
Against the cultural philistine: the educated professional who has learned to perform culture without it having transformed him. Schopenhauer as model: not primarily as philosopher but as exemplar of authentic intellectual life — one who pursued truth without institutional protection or social reward. The educator is one who liberates: a true teacher helps the student discover what he already is, rather than imposing a curriculum. The essay is more autobiographical than philosophical — Nietzsche's declaration of independence from the German academic establishment.
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