ian ▁sense . ▁ ▁Man ▁Al one ▁with ▁Him self ▁Like ▁sections ▁six ▁and ▁seven , ▁N iet z sche ' s ▁a ph or isms ▁here ▁are ▁mostly ▁short , ▁but ▁also ▁po etic ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁could ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁semi - aut obi ographical , ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁volumes : ▁“ He ▁who ▁has ▁come ▁only ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁a ▁freedom ▁of ▁reason ▁cannot ▁feel ▁on ▁earth ▁otherwise ▁than ▁as ▁a ▁w ander er ." ▁ ▁N iet z sche ▁also ▁distingu ishes ▁the ▁obsc ur ant ism ▁of ▁the ▁met aph ys icians ▁and ▁the olog ians ▁from ▁the ▁more ▁subt le ▁obsc ur ant ism ▁of ▁Kant ' s ▁critical ▁philosophy ▁and ▁modern ▁philosoph ical ▁ske ptic ism , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁obsc ur ant ism ▁is ▁that ▁which ▁obsc ures ▁existence ▁rather ▁than ▁obsc ures ▁ideas ▁alone : ▁" The ▁essential ▁element ▁in ▁the ▁black ▁art ▁of ▁obsc ur ant ism ▁is ▁not ▁that ▁it ▁wants ▁to ▁dark en ▁individual ▁understanding ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁wants ▁to ▁black en ▁our ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁dark en ▁our ▁idea ▁of ▁existence ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁translation ▁Within ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁mental ▁break down ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁few ▁of ▁N iet z sche ' s ▁books ▁sold ▁particularly ▁well , ▁and ▁Human , ▁All ▁To o ▁Human ▁was ▁no ▁exception . ▁The ▁first ▁install ment ▁was ▁originally ▁printed ▁in ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in