▁shortly ▁before ▁beginning ▁ ▁to ▁write ▁Human , ▁All ▁To o ▁Human , ▁– ▁on ▁the ▁train ▁ride ▁to ▁Sor rent o ▁in ▁fact . ▁More ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁French ▁a ph or ists ▁mentioned , ▁it ▁is ▁La ▁Ro che f ou ca uld ' s ▁work ▁that ▁lies ▁behind ▁that ▁of ▁N iet z sche . ▁N iet z sche ' s ▁work , ▁however , ▁" is ▁unique ; ▁he ▁covers ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁issues ▁far ▁greater ▁than ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁psych ological ▁area ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁La ▁Ro che f ou ca uld . ▁To ▁the ▁c yn ic ism ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁genre , ▁N iet z sche ▁brings ▁a ▁new ▁dimension ▁by ▁his ▁combination ▁of ▁n ih il istic ▁energy ▁with ▁historical ▁conscious ness . ▁Finally , ▁he ▁exp ands ▁the ▁genre ▁to ▁include ▁not ▁merely ▁ins ights , ▁but ▁argument ▁as ▁well ." ▁The ▁a ph or ism ▁ ▁" all ows ▁for ▁a ▁lo os ely ▁organ ised , ▁sh ifting ▁whole ▁containing ▁specific ▁ideas ▁but ▁no ▁iron - cl ad ▁explanation ▁for ▁everything , ▁– ▁[ it ] ▁constit utes ▁the ▁style ▁that ▁best ▁represents ▁his ▁philosophy ." ▁ ▁This ▁book ▁represents ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁N iet z sche ' s ▁" middle ▁period ", ▁with ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁German ▁Rom antic ism ▁and ▁from ▁Wagner ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁definite ▁posit iv ist ▁sl ant . ▁Rel uct ant ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁system atic ▁philosophy , ▁this ▁book ▁compr ises ▁more ▁a