Nietzsche the 21st century Philosopher

Nietzsche died in 1900, so technically there is no truth to the fact that Nietzsche is a 21st century philosopher. But what is time to the pertinence of ideas and why should such a technicality matter for us?

"The person who is responsive to the stimuli of art behaves toward the reality of dream much the way the philosopher behaves toward the reality of existence: he observes exactly and enjoys his observations, for it is by these images that he interprets life, by these processes that he rehearses it." (Birth of Tragedy 21).

So, try watching that show you are currently into with Ornette Coleman's "at the 'Golden Circle': Stockholm" on in the background. This collision of worlds exemplifies Nietzsche's attempt to reveal the Apollonian world we share with the ancient Greeks.

For a somewhat humorous, accessible overview of Nietzsche the person, writer and philosopher, listen to this lecture given by Rick Roderick entitled "Nietzsche: The Myth and the Mythmaker".