Nietzsche's educational legacy: Reflections on interpretations of a controversial philosopher

The article examines the educational interpretations given to Nietzsche thr oughout the three last decades in English and in German, compares the educa tional images of Nietzsche portrayed in these interpretations and elaborate s on the conclusions resulting from this comparison. Whereas Nietzsche appe ars in Anglo-American educational interpretations as a democratic and human e educator par excellence, German interpreters not only disqualify him as a n educator, but practically erase his philosophy from educational theory. T he comparison of these interpretations manifests the problem of the relatio nship between ideology and philosophy of education.