Friedrich Nietzsche was a classical philologist: the topic of his research was Antiquity. Starting from the limitations of this scientific reading practice he developed a critical stance against the too easy ways of interpreting in science. But his doubts about our understanding of old sources raises questions on the possibility of contact between people that are more closely related as well.
Thus, the modern and postmodern debate on truth can draw immediate inspiration from Nietzsche’s definitions of friend…
