In his Untimely Meditations, Nietzsche combines a critical analysis of his own times with a commitment to the culture of the future. He attacks David Friedrich Strauss for being an academic philistine and challenges the practices of academia. He also portrays Schopenhauer and Wagner as untimely archetypes who point the way to the future. Nietzsche s engagement with the problematics of historicism is especially compelling."

Starting from the position of the ancient Stoa, these two interdisciplinary collections examine the influence of Stoic thinkers from late antiquity to modernity. Following an introductory overview, the 42 essays examine central Stoic themes and consider their cultural significance.