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"We Philologists" is a reflection on the study of classical philology, the field in which Nietzsche was trained and spent many years within. He critiques the narrowness and pedantry of contemporary philological scholarship, calling for a more dynamic and creative approach to the study of ancient cultures. This essay reveals Nietzsche's disillusionment with academia and his desire for a more holistic and life-affirming engagement with the classical tradition. Nietzsche's "We Philologists" was written in 1874, but remained unpublished during his lifetime. It was first published in 1909 as part of a compilation of Nietzsche's works edited by Ernst Holzer and published by C. G. Naumann. This posthumous publication included various notes and fragments from Nietzsche's notebooks, which were intended to form a more comprehensive critique of philology. This was a series of publications by Nietzsche's sister, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, along with other scholars, who worked on publishing manuscripts from his estate that were never made public. They were then re-published in various formats after that -including in a series titled "Gesammelte Werke" (Collected Works), later reorganized and expanded into the "Gesamtausgabe" (Complete Edition), which included comprehensive collections of Nietzsche's notebooks and other writings from various periods of his life. This new 2024 translation from the original German, Latin and Greek manuscript contains a new Afterword by the translator, a timeline of Nietzsche's life and works, an index with descriptions of his core concepts and summaries of his complete body of works. This translation is designed to allow the armchair philosopher to engage deeply with Nietzsche's works without having to be a full-time Academic. The language is modern and clean, with simplified sentence structures and diction to make Nietzsche's complex language and arguments as accessible as possible. This Reader's Edition also contains extra material that amplifies the manuscript with autobiographical, historical and linguistic context. This provides the reader a holistic view of this very enigmatic philosopher as both an introduction and an exploration of Nietzsche's works; from his general understanding of his philosophic project to an exploration of the depths of his metaphysics and unique contributions. This edition contains: • An Afterword by the Translator on the history, impact and intellectual legacy of Nietzsche • Translation notes on the original German, Latin and Greek manuscript • An index of Philosophical concepts used by Nietzsche with a focus on Existentialism and Phenomenology • A chronological list of Nietzsche's entire body of works • A detailed timeline of Nietzsche's life and works