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Steiner met Nietzsche's work in 1889. At once fascinated by Nietszche's style, and repelled by certain pathological aspects of his consciousness, Steiner recognized Nietzsche's spiritual preeminence as a “fighter for freedom.” Six years later, as a result of meeting Nietzsche's sister, Steiner encountered the dying philosopher himself. Thereafter, he spent several weeks in the Nietzsche archives. The result is this book, an essential stepping stone toward an understanding of anthroposophy.

The main sections of the book are:
    Friedrich Nietzsche, A Fighter Against His Time
    The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche as a
        Psychopathological Problem
    Friedrich Nietzsche's Personality and Psychotherapy
    The Personality of Friedrich Nietzsche,
        A Memorial Address

Known Publications:

• Friedrich Nietzsche, Ein Kaempfer Gegen Seine Zeit (Siehe auch Taschenbuchausgabe Tb 621), German language editions: 1895, 1926, 1963, 1983 ISBN 3-7274-0050-1,
• Friedrich Nietzsche, Fighter for Freedom, Rudolf Steiner Publications, Englewood, N. J., 1960, 212 pp., translated from the German edition of 1926 by Margaret Ingram deRis
• Friedrich Nietzsche, Fighter for Freedom, Garber Communications, Blauvelt, N. Y., 1985, translated from the German by Margaret Ingram deRis ISBN 0-89345-033-2,