In 1866, he read Friedrich Albert Lange's History of Materialism. Lange's descriptions of Kant's anti-materialistic philosophy, the rise of European Materialism, Europe's increased concern with science, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, and the general rebellion against tradition and authority intrigued Nietzsche greatly. Nietzsche would ultimately argue the impossibility of an evolutionary explanation of the human aesthetic sense.
In 1866 he read Friedrich Albert Lange's History of Materialism Lange's descriptions of Kant's anti-materialistic philosophy the rise of European Materialism Europe's increased concern with science Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and the general rebellion against tradition and authority intrigued Nietzsche greatly Nietzsche would ultimately argue the impossibility of an evolutionary explanation of the human aesthetic sense