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Discovering the Holocaust
- Metzinger recalls discovering the Holocaust's atrocities at age ten through a hidden photo book.
- This ended his childhood innocence and led to a lifelong quest to understand his nation's history.
German Philosophy Post-WWII
- Post-war German philosophy focused on understanding the intellectual roots of Nazism.
- Metzinger highlights Nietzsche's misinterpretation and Martin Luther's antisemitism as contributing factors.
Nietzsche's Influence
- Nietzsche's philosophy, particularly the Genealogy of Morals, contributed to a dangerous ideology.
- It promoted the idea of Germans as a warrior race needing to rid themselves of Jewish-influenced Christian morals.